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VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

CHARLESTON, SC, USA | APRIL 1 - 7, 2019 | USD $823,000 WTA PREMIER EVENT

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VOLVO CAR OPEN - FINAL

[8] (USA #18) vs. [5] (DEN #13) Wozniacki leads 2-0 Wozniacki has won pair’s previous two meetings in straight sets at 2017 Indian Wells and 2016 US Open... Keys appearing in fourth final of career on home soil... Wozniacki has lifted at least one title for each of the past 11 seasons... Keys is bidding to become the ninth American woman to win Charleston title

A LOOK AT THE FINALISTS

PLAYER CHARLESTON YTD W/L CAREER W/L YTD PRIZE $ CAREER PRIZE $ YTD TITLES CAREER W/L TITLES [5] Caroline Wozniacki 19-4 9-4 619-251 236,267 33,736,515 0 30

[8] Madison Keys 15-6 8-4 258-141 246,303 10,334,981 0 3

FINAL RECORDS

PLAYER BEST CHARLESTON RESULT LAST FINAL REACHED CAREER FINAL W/L

[5] Caroline Wozniacki WON (1): 2011 2018 Beijing (WON) 30-24 [8] Madison Keys FINAL (1): 2019 2017 US Open (R-Up) 3-4 R-Up (1): 2015

RECENT CHARLESTON FINALS

YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE

2011 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-2 6-3 2012 LUCIE SAFAROVA 6-0 6-1 2013 SERENA WILLIAMS JELENA JANKOVIC 3-6 6-0 6-2 2014 JANA CEPELOVA 7-5 6-2 2015 MADISON KEYS 6-2 4-6 7-5 2016 ELENA VESNINA 7-6(4) 6-2 2017 JELENA OSTAPENKO 6-3 6-1 2018 JULIA GOERGES 6-2 6-1 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

RANKINGS UPDATE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

The Top 10 will remain the same when the new rankings Caroline Wozniacki is bidding for her 20th match win are released on Monday. in Charleston today. No one in this year’s draw has won more matches here than the Dane: By reaching the final, Caroline Wozniacki is projected to rise to No.12, and could reach No.11 by lifting the trophy. PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN % CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 19 4 .826

Madison Keys will move to No.16 having advanced to MADISON KEYS 15 6 .714 the final. She will go to No.14 by capturing the title. ANDREA PETKOVIC 13 5 .722

SABINE LISICKI 13 6 .684 SHARING THE SPOILS 11 7 .611 KIKI BERTENS 10 3 .769 For the first time in WTA history, the first 14 tournaments of the season have been won by different women. And with neither finalist in either Charleston or Monterrey CLASS having been in the winner’s circle in 2019, this trend will is bidding to win a WTA title for the continue into the European clay court season. Caroline Wozniacki 12th season in a row, however, it has been nearly nine years since the Dane last triumphed on clay. Despite this wait, only seven active players have won more titles on the surface than Wozniacki: Serena Wil- liams (13), (11), (nine), 7 Sara Errani (seven), (seven), Jelena Jan- kovic (six) and Kiki Bertens (five). Across the 14 WTA tournaments in 2019, half of the champions CAROLINE WOZNIACKI’S CLAY COURT FINALS have been aged 22 or under TOURNAMENT YEAR OPPONENT RESULT

AMELIA ISLAND 2009 WON 6-1 6-2

CHARLESTON 2009 LOST 6-2 6-4 AROUND THE TOUR MADRID 2009 LOST 6-2 6-4 BASTAD 2009 MARIA JOSE MARTINEZ SANCHEZ LOST 7-5 6-4 Azarenka advanced to her first final in over three years with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win over Angelique Kerber at the AMELIA ISLAND 2010 WON 6-2 7-5 Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey on Saturday. CHARLESTON 2011 ELENA VESNINA WON 6-2 6-3

STUTTGART 2011 JULIA GOERGES LOST 7-6(3) 6-3 Meeting Azarenka in the final, will be defending champion BRUSSELS 2011 WON 2-6 6-3 6-3 Garbiñe Muguruza, a 6-2 6-3 victor over Magdalena Rybarikova earlier in the day. STUTTGART 2015 ANGELIQUE KERBER LOST 3-6 6-1 7-5 BASTAD 2017 KATERINA SINIAKOVA LOST 6-3 6-4 HOME COOKING

Madison Keys is attempting today to become the ninth American woman to lift the Charleston title.

Since Rosemary Casals beat Nancy Richey in the inau- gural final in 1973, (1974-78, 1981, 1984-85), Tracy Austin (1979-80), Martina Navratilova (1982-83, 1988, 1990), (2001), Venus Williams (2004), Serena Williams (2008, 2012-13) and Sloane Ste- phens (2016) have all gone on to lift the famous trophy. MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) vs. [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 2-0

2017 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-4 6-4 92 mins 2016 US OPEN HARD O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-3 6-4 78 mins

MADISON KEYS CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 18 WTA RANKING 13 60 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 54 17-02-1995 (24) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 11-07-1990 (28) $246,303 YTD PRIZE MONEY $244,102 $10,334,981 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $33,736,515 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 0 / 30 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 2 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 15-6 19-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 8-4 / 187-110 9-4 / 582-243 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-3 / 47-46 1-3 / 149-82 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 47-40 2-0 / 91-79 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 4-0 / 47-26 4-0 / 108-52 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 17-17 1-0 / 59-28 0-0 / 6-18 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 21-37 1-1 / 16-28 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 61-67 2-2 / 32-45 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 132-106 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston F

ROAD TO THE FINAL

[8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13)

SF: d. (PUR #63) 6-4,6-0 (1h07) SF: d. [16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) 6-3,6-4 (1h25) QF: d. [1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) 7-6(6),4-6,6-2 (2h12) QF: d. [15] (GRE #50) 6-2,6-2 (1h33) R16: d. [10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) 7-5,6-2 (1h17) R16: d. [12] MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #30) 6-4,3-6,6-3 (2h36) R32: d. (GER #59) 7-6(5),4-6,6-4 (2h27) R32: d. (GER #104) 6-2,6-2 (1h28) R64: BYE R64: BYE Total games: 100 Total games: 79 Won/lost: 59-41 Won/lost: 51-28 Sets won/lost: 8-2 Sets won/lost: 8-1 Total time on court: 7h03 Total time on court: 7h02 Average time on court: 1h46 Average time on court: 1h46 Average rank of opponent: 40 Average rank of opponent: 59

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CHARLESTON Tournament History

MADISON KEYS CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 2018 2017 SF L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #27) 6-4 6-7(2) QF L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 6-4 7-6(5) 2017 2013 R2 L - (USA #52) 4-6 6-1 6-1 QF L - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #63) 3-6 6-4 6-3

2016 2011 R2 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #75) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #56) 6-2 6-3 2015 2010 F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-2 4-6 7-5 SF L - (RUS #22) 5-2 2014 2009 R2 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #47) 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(4) F L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #63) 6-2 6-4 2013 QF L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-4 6-4

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- • Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open. Cham- ton, where she is through to final for a second time pion here in 2011 (d. Vesnina in F) and R-Up on • Was R-Up in 2015 (l. Kerber in F), whilst made SF event debut in 2009 (l. Lisicki in F) in 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens after holding • Also made SF in 2010 (l. Zvonareva), and QF in 1mp) and QF on debut in 2013 (l. V.Williams) 2013 (l. Voegele) and 2017 (l. Ostapenko) • After 1r bye, defeated No.59 Maria in 2r - her first • Owns two Top 10 wins in Charleston, over No.3 De- win since R16 run at (l. Svitolina), mentieva in 2009 and No.8 Jankovic in 2011 following opening match losses at Indian Wells (after • After 1r bye, hit 19 winners and only nine unforced 1r bye, l. Barthel) and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur) errors to beat Siegemund in 2r • Recovered from a slow start to beat Ostapenko • Saw off Buzarnescu in R16 to reach first QF since in R16 and reach first QF since 2018 US Open (l. title run at 2018 Beijing Osaka in SF) • Beat Sakkari - conqueror of two other former champi- • In QF, upset No.8 Stephens, whom she had never ons, Petkovic and Bertens, this week - in QF taken a set off in three previous career meetings • Ended the run of Martic in SF, her 21 winners offset • Result also ensured first Top 10 win since beating by only 13 unforced errors; she has now won all six No.10 Kasatkina at 2018 Zhuhai career meeting with Martic in straight sets • Overcame a 75-minute rain delay midway through • Now owns impressive 19-4 record here at the Volvo the first set to win the final eight games against Car Open - the most wins of any player in this year’s No.63 Puig in SF, hitting 29 winners and only 17 field unforced errors • Faces No.18 Keys in today’s final, bidding for first • Plays Wozniacki today in her first final since 2017 US Top 20 win since beating No.5 Kvitova at 2018 WTA Open Finals in Singapore • Went 11-4 on clay in 2018, highlighted by SF run • Enters Charleston ranked No.13 – lowest ranking at Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and Charleston (l. since March 20, 2017 (No.14). By reaching final will Bertens) rise to No.12 and could go to No.11 by lifting the title • Last remaining of 14 US players to begin the main • One of five former champions to begin 2019 Charles- draw at 2019 Charleston - bidding to become the ton main draw – also Lisicki (2009), Petkovic (2014), ninth American to win Charleston (also Casals, Evert, Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) Austin, Navratilova, Capriati, V.Williams, S.Williams • Bidding to become the 10th player to win multiple and Stephens) Charleston titles (Evert - 8, Navratilova -4, Graf - 4, S.Williams - 3, Austin - 2, Sabatini -2, Martínez - 2, Hingis -2 and Henin - 2) SEASON • Also looking to claim 31st career title and fifth on clay - most recent clay court title came at Brussels in • Coming off 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. 2011 No.97 Barthel, having led 3-1 in final set) and Miami • Charleston marks only fifth event of season, having (after 1r bye, l. Stosur, having led 4-2 in final set) been forced to miss both Doha and Dubai during • In February, was part of US Fed Cup team which lost Middle Eastern swing with a viral illness 3-2 to in Asheville (d. Birrell, l. Barty) • Began season with R16 showing at Australian Open (l. Svitolina in 3s). Has reached R16 or better at four of past five majors SEASON

• Coming off R16 showing at Miami (l. Hsieh) CAREER MILESTONES • Made 2r exit at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Alexan- drova) • Season highlights in 2018 were SFs at US Open (l. • Withdrew from Doha and Dubai due to viral illness eventual champion Osaka) and Roland Garros (l. • As the defending champion, reached 3r at Australian Stephens) and QF at Australian Open (l. Kerber) Open (l. Sharapova) • Also made SF stage in Charleston (l. eventual cham- • Opened 2019 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. pion Bertens) and QF at Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka) eventual R-Up Andreescu • 2017 season highlighted by reaching maiden final in New York, losing out to Stephens in 10th all-American US Open final in the Open Era. At 22, became the youngest Flushing Meadows finalist since 19-year-old Wozniacki lost to Clijsters in 2009 MADISON CAROLINE KEYS VS WOZNIACKI

CAREER CONT. CAREER MILESTONES

• Also in 2017, won third career tour-level singles title, • Posted a 41-17 record across 2018, finishing at No.3 and first on hard courts, at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe for 11th consecutive Top 20 season and eighth Top in F). Previous two titles were won on grass, at 2014 10 finish of career, including six in a row (2009-14) Eastbourne (d. Kerber in F; second youngest title and back-to-back year-end No.1 finishes in 2010-11 winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova • Won three titles last season from four finals, winning in F); also a runner-up on four occasions the debut Slam at the Australian Open, Eastbourne • Enjoyed first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No.8), and Beijing. Finished R-Up at Auckland as youngest player in the year-end Top 25 • Owns 30 tour-level singles titles (30-24 record in • Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th finals) - sits fourth among active players, trailing player to reach the elite bracket since computer S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) rankings were introduced. Became first American to • Won 2017 WTA Finals Singapore, passing $25 mil- make Top 10 debut since S.Williams in 1999 lion in career prize money • Reached a career-high singles ranking of No.7 on • Lifetime record stands at 4-6 vs. World No.1 players October 10, 2016 • Has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons • Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 1-2 in round robin play and 2011 • Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching • Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever SF (lost Bronze medal match against Kvitova) title won by a Danish woman • Owns six career Top 5 victories: No.5 Li (2013 Ma- • Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics drid), No.4 Kvitova (), No.4 Mu- • Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top guruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford), No.4 Svitolina 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May (2017 US Open) and No.4 Kerber (2018 Cincinnati) 18, 2009 • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 1-1 in round robin stage) ranking for total of 67 weeks; returned to No.1 on • Cracked Top 20 on February 2, 2015 January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for a • Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in further four weeks, taking career to 71 weeks 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur); • Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, also youngest American to win a title since Vania 2017, 2018) King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at • Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at 2005 Cincinnati 14 years old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 GRAND SLAM HISTORY

GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Captured her first Grand Slam title at (d. Halep in three sets) • marked 26th Grand Slam main • Also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, at the US draw appearance Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). • Best result at a major was 2017 US Open R-Up Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam finish to Stephens. Best result prior to that was final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon breakthrough SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. • Made major debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy eventual champion S.Williams) in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors • Before 2015 Park SF run, had never until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at • At Roland Garros she is a two-time quarterfinalist, the Australian Open – also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) in 2010 (l. eventual champion Schiavone) and 2017 and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) (l. eventual champion Ostapenko) and has reached • Achieved best result at Roland Garros to date with R16 at Wimbledon on six occasions, most recently SF run in 2018 (l. Stephens) – means she has now in 2017 reached at least QF at all four majors • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon • At Wimbledon, best result so far is QF in 2015 (l. and was a finalist at 2006 Australian Open A.Radwanska) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to com- pete at Flushing Meadows since in 2008) MADISON CAROLINE KEYS VS WOZNIACKI

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• During off-season, hired former ATP coach Jim Mad- • Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki; Francesca Schi- rigal; fitness coach is Rodney Marshall avone is among coaching team this week • Past coaches: , Thomas Hogstedt, Diet- • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team er Kindlmann, and David Taylor for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners • Unveiled as Evian’s first American ambassador in youth programs 2017 • Announced engagement to former NBA player David • Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador Lee in November 2017, the ex-New York Knicks for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora empowering young women and their communities VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

CHARLESTON, SC, USA | APRIL 1 - 7, 2019 | USD $823,000 WTA PREMIER EVENT

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - SEMIFINALS [16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) vs. [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) Wozniacki leads 5-0 Wozniacki has won all five of pair’s meetings in straight sets...Martic appearing in maiden Premier-level SF... Wozniacki has won 60% of her return games this week

[8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #63) Series tied 2-2 Keys won most recent meeting between the two in the third round at 2016 Roland Garros... Puig already knocked out two US seeds this week... Keys bidding to reach first final since 2017 US Open

A LOOK AT THE SEMIFINALISTS

PLAYER CHARLESTON YTD W/L CAREER W/L YTD PRIZE $ CAREER PRIZE $ YTD TITLES CAREER W/L TITLES [5] Caroline Wozniacki 18-4 8-4 618-251 236,267 33,736,515 0 30

[8] Madison Keys 14-6 7-4 257-141 246,303 10,334,981 0 3 [16] Petra Martic 4-1 7-5 312-221 190,183 3,132,978 0 0

Monica Puig 8-4 9-7 291-193 119,523 2,940,062 0 2

SEMIFINAL RECORDS

PLAYER BEST CHARLESTON LAST FINAL REACHED CAREER SF W/L* CAREER FINAL W/L RESULT [5] Caroline Wozniacki WON (1): 2011 2018 Beijing (WON) 54-30 30-24 [8] Madison Keys R-Up (1): 2015 2017 US Open (R-Up) 7-9 3-4 [16] Petra Martic SF (1): 2019 2018 Bucharest (R-UP) 2-4 0-2 Monica Puig SF (1): 2019 2017 Luxembourg (R-Up) 4-6 2-2 * not including walkovers POTENTIAL FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS

MARTIC WOZNIACKI

KEYS Martic leads 1-0 Wozniacki leads 2-0 PUIG First meeting Series tied 3-3 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

RANKINGS UPDATE AROUND THE TOUR

The Top 10 will remain the same when the new rankings Angelique Kerber completed a star-studded semifinal are released. line-up for the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, beating 6-2 6-4 on Friday night. By reaching the last four, Caroline Wozniacki is project- ed to rise to No.12, and could reach No.11 by lifting the Next up, Kerber will face former World No.1 Victoria Az- trophy. arenka, while the other final four match-up pits Garbiñe Muguruza against Magdalena Rybarikova. Madison Keys will move to No.17 having advanced to the semifinals. She could go to No.16 by making the final and No.14 by capturing the title. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

Thanks to her run this week, Petra Martic is guaranteed Caroline Wozniacki is bidding for her 19th match win in to be back in the Top 50, potentially going as high as Charleston today when she takes on Petra Martic. No No.38 by reaching the final and No.33 with the title. Her one in this year’s draw has won more matches here than career-high ranking is No.31, set this January. the Dane:

Monica Puig will close in on a Top 50 return by progress- PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN % ing to the final, climbing as high as No.39 with a title run. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 19 4 .826

MADISON KEYS 14 6 .700 ROAD TO THE TITLE ANDREA PETKOVIC 13 5 .722 SABINE LISICKI 13 6 .684 Monica Puig has enjoyed an impressive return to form SARA ERRANI 11 7 .611 this week, advancing to the last four without dropping KIKI BERTENS 10 3 .769 a set. Should she maintain this flawless record through the weekend, the Puerto Rican would become the first Charleston champion not to cough up a set since Serena Williams achieved the feat in 2012. RETURNING WITH INTEREST

However, an arduous road to the final in South Carolina Caroline Wozniacki has been leading the way in regards is not necessarily a bad omen, bearing in mind two of the to returning statistics this week, topping the charts in the past three champions - Sloane Stephens and Kiki Bertens categories for both percentage of points (54.7%) and - have saved match points en route to the final. games (60%) won.

However, the Dane is not the only player impressing in this aspect of their game, with Monica Puig also under- SHARING THE SPOILS pinning her stellar run with some noteworthy numbers:

For the first time in WTA history, the first 14 tournaments PERCENTAGE OF RETURN GAMES WON of the season have been won by different women. PLAYER CHARLESTON % SEASON % ’s quarterfinal exit ensures this trend will CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 60.0 40.0 continue into the European clay court season. MONICA PUIG 55.6 41.5

PETRA MARTIC 50.0 39.1

MADISON KEYS 36.6 37.7

PERCENTAGE OF RETURN POINTS WON 7 PLAYER CHARLESTON % SEASON % CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 54.7 46.7 Across the 14 WTA tournaments in 2019, MONICA PUIG 53.2 46.0 half of the champions have been aged 22 PETRA MARTIC 47.9 44.9 or under MADISON KEYS 45.8 46.2 MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) vs. [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 5-0

2018 BEIJING HARD O R2 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 7-5 6-3 108 mins 2018 AUCKLAND HARD O R16 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-2 6-2 54 mins 2012 COPENHAGEN HARD I SF CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-3 6-2 69 mins 2010 COPENHAGEN HARD I R1 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-3 6-2 71 mins 2009 US OPEN HARD O R2 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-1 6-0 57 mins

PETRA MARTIC CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 53 WTA RANKING 13 99 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 54 19-01-1991 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 11-07-1990 (28) $198,473 YTD PRIZE MONEY $244,102 $3,132,978 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $33,736,515 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 30 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 2 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 4-1 18-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 7-5 / 97-109 8-4 / 581-243 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 40-31 1-3 / 149-82 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-3 / 25-25 2-0 / 91-79 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 4-0 / 33-33 3-0 / 107-52 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 7-8 1-0 / 59-28 0-1 / 1-12 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 21-37 0-2 / 3-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 61-67 0-2 / 11-36 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 132-106 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston SF

ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS

[16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13)

QF: d. [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) 6-3,6-4 (1h22) QF: d. [15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50) 6-2,6-2 (1h33) R16: d. (USA #81) 2-6,6-3,6-2 (2h09) R16: d. [12] MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #30) 6-4,3-6,6-3 (2h36) R32: d. (LUX #103) 6-3,6-3 (1h21) R32: d. LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104) 6-2,6-2 (1h28) R64: d. (USA #74) 6-4,2-6,6-1 (1h43) R64: BYE

Total games: 87 Total games: 60 Won/lost: 52-35 Won/lost: 39-21 Sets won/lost: 8-2 Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 6h35 Total time on court: 5h37 Average time on court: 1h39 Average time on court: 1h52 Average rank of opponent: 70 Average rank of opponent: 61

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CHARLESTON Tournament History

PETRA MARTIC CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 2011 2017 R1 L - (RUS #76) 6-4 6-1 QF L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 6-4

2013 QF L - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #63) 3-6 6-4 6-3

2011 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #56) 6-2 6-3

2010 SF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #22) 5-2

2009 F L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #63) 6-2 6-4

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making second appearance at Volvo Car Open • Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open. Cham- • Fell 1r on debut here in 2011 (l. Rodina) pion here in 2011 (d. Vesnina in F) and R-Up on • Defeated Anisimova in 1r on Tuesday, snapping her event debut in 2009 (l. Lisicki in F) three-match losing streak vs. US opposition, having • Also made SF in 2010 (l. Zvonareva) and 2019, QF fallen to Stephens (2019 Australian Open), Kenin in 2013 (l. Voegele) and in 2017 (l. Ostapenko) (2019 Auckland) and Pegula at (2018 Quebec City) • Owns two Top 10 wins in Charleston, over No.3 De- • Notched back-to-back wins for the second time this mentieva in 2009 and No.8 Jankovic in 2011 season with 2r victory over Minella (also at Australian • After 1r bye, hit 19 winners and only nine unforced Open, d. Watson, Vondrousova, l. Stephens in 3r) errors to beat Siegemund in 2r • Won the last four games to defeat Pegula in R16, • Saw off Buzarnescu in R16 to reach first QF since having fallen to the American last September in title run at 2018 Beijing Quebec City QF • Beat Sakkari - conqueror of two other former champi- • Hit 17 winners to only 12 unforced errors to upset ons, Petkovic and Bertens, this week - in QF No.21 Bencic in QF; in terms of ranking, it was her • Now owns impressive 18-4 record here at Volvo Car best win since upsetting No.12 Kasatkina at 2018 Open - the most wins of any player in this year’s field Cincinnati • Faces No.53 Martic in QF today; all four defeats in • Faces No.13 Wozniacki today in first Premier-level 2019 have been to players outside Top 20 - No.152 SF of her career Andreescu (Auckland), No.30 Sharapova (Australian • Bidding to become the second Croatian to reach final Open), No.59 Alexandrova (Indian Wells) and No.27 here (also 2002 champion Majoli) Hsieh (Miami) • Is projected to return to Top 40 by reaching SF and • Enters Charleston ranked No.13 – lowest ranking could go as high as No.33 by lifting the title; her ca- since March 20, 2017 (No.14). By reaching SF will reer-high ranking is No.31 (set on January 7, 2019) rise to No.12 and could go to No.11 by lifting the title • On clay last year, posted 7-5 win-loss record, with • One of five former champions to begin 2019 Charles- highlight a R-Up finish at Bucharest in July ton main draw – also Lisicki (2009), Petkovic (2014), Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) • Charleston marks only fifth event of season, having SEASON been forced to miss both Doha and Dubai during Middle Eastern swing with a viral illness • During ‘Sunshine Double’, reached 2r at Miami (d. S.Zhang, l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) and made 1r exit at Indian Wells (l. Linette) SEASON • Fell 1r at Dubai (l. Siniakova) • Made 3r at Australian Open (l. Stephens) • Coming off R16 showing at Miami (l. Hsieh) • Opened season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. Kenin); • Made 2r exit at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Alexan- rose to career-high ranking of No.31 on January 7, drova) 2019 • Withdrew from Doha and Dubai due to viral illness • As the defending champion, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) CAREER MILESTONES • Opened 2019 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. eventual R-Up Andreescu • Enjoyed best season of career in 2018, finishing at No.32 for career-best year end finish, posting a personal best 26-17 record CAREER MILESTONES • Highlights were reaching second WTA singles final • Posted a 41-17 record across 2018, finishing at No.3 of career at Bucharest (l. Sevastova), QF at Indian for 11th consecutive Top 20 season and eighth Top Wells (d. No.6 Ostapenko, l. Halep) and R16 at Aus- 10 finish of career, including six in a row (2009-14) tralian Open (l. Mertens) and back-to-back year-end No.1 finishes in 2010-11 • Also in 2018 won WTA 125K Series title at • Won three titles last season from four finals, winning (d. Barthel in F) the debut Slam at the Australian Open, Eastbourne • In 2017, notched first Top 20 win in nearly five years and Beijing. Finished R-Up at Auckland over No.13 Keys in 2r at 2017 Roland Garros – was • Owns 30 tour-level singles titles (30-24 record in first match against a Top 20 opponent since 2015 finals) - sits fourth among active players, trailing Guangzhou (l. No.2 Halep). Followed this by upset- S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) ting No.19 Sevastova in 3r

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CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• In April 2017 played her first event after 10 months • Won 2017 WTA Finals Singapore, passing $25 mil- out with a back injury, coming through qualifying to lion in career prize money win $25k ITF/Santa Margherita Di Pula-ITA (previous • Lifetime record stands at 4-6 vs. World No.1 players tournament was a loss to U.Radwanska in qualifying • Has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons for 2016 Wimbledon) (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 • Two-time WTA singles finalist, at 2012 Kuala Lumpur and 2011 (ret. vs. Hsieh w/heat illness) and 2018 Bucharest (l. • Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever Sevastova) title won by a Danish woman • A four-time doubles runner-up, at 2012 Paris [In- • Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics doors], 2012 Bad Gastein, 2013 Marrakech (w/Mlad- • Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top enovic) and 2016 Monterrey (w/M.Sanchez) 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May • Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after 18, 2009 US Open; rose from No.137 to No.89) and enjoyed a • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 Top 50 season in 2011, finishing at No.49 ranking for total of 67 weeks; returned to No.1 on • Owns three career wins over Top 10 opponents, January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for a defeating No.8 Bartoli at 2012 Roland Garros, No.5 further four weeks, taking career to 71 weeks Kvitova at 2012 Tokyo [PPO] and No.6 Ostapenko at • Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, 2018 Indian Wells 2017, 2018) • Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team 2008-2010, • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at 2012, 2014 2005 Cincinnati • Fell 1r on WTA main draw debut at 2007 Miami (WC) • Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in 2005 GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Captured her first Grand Slam title at 2018 Australian Open (d. Halep in three sets) • 2019 Australian Open marked 28th Grand Slam main • Also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, at the US draw appearance Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). • Has reached R16 on four occasions across the Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam Slams, at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Mertens), Wim- final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon bledon in 2017 (l. Rybarikova) and Roland Garros • Made major debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy in 2012 (l. Kerber) and 2017 (as qualifier, l. Svitolina in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors after leading 5-2 in final set) until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 • Was ranked No.290 during 2017 Roland Garros run Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) – the lowest-ranked player to reach R16 at a Grand • At Roland Garros she is a two-time quarterfinalist, Slam since the unranked Henin finished R-Up at in 2010 (l. eventual champion Schiavone) and 2017 (l. S.Williams). Since 1983, the (l. eventual champion Ostapenko) and has reached only other player outside the Top 200 to reach R16 in R16 at Wimbledon on six occasions, most recently Paris was No.279 Martínez in 1988 in 2017 • Roland Garros exploits lin 2017 ended run of seven • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon 1r losses at the majors (did not contest main draw at and was a finalist at 2006 Australian Open any of the Slams in 2016) • At US Open, fell 2r twice, in 2009 and 2011 • Made 2r on Grand Slam debut at 2009 Roland Gar- PERSONAL ros (as qualifier, l. Wozniak) • Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki; Francesca Schi- PERSONAL avone is among coaching team this week • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team • Coached by former player Sandra Zaniewska for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners • Favorite food is pancakes; favorite drink is Orangina youth programs • Favorite city to visit is Paris. Favorite thing about be- • Announced engagement to former NBA player David ing a professional tennis player is “making my dream Lee in November 2017, the ex-New York Knicks come true” forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora • Mother’s name is Sandra Martic; she was a handball player MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #63)

Head to Head: Series tied 2-2

2016 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R3 MADISON KEYS 7-6(3) 6-3 95 mins 2014 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R1 MADISON KEYS 6-3 6-3 68 mins 2014 STRASBOURG CLAY O SF MONICA PUIG 7-5 6-3 79 mins 2013 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R2 MONICA PUIG 6-4 7-6(2) 95 mins

MADISON KEYS MONICA PUIG 18 WTA RANKING 63 60 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 131 17-02-1995 (24) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 27-09-1993 (25) $246,303 YTD PRIZE MONEY $119,523 $10,334,981 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,940,062 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 14-6 8-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 7-4 / 186-110 10-6 / 133-124 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-3 / 47-46 3-1 / 41-43 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 47-40 1-2 / 26-31 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 46-26 7-0 / 33-25 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 17-17 1-0 / 10-9 0-0 / 6-18 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 5-6 1-1 / 16-28 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-0 / 7-11 2-2 / 32-45 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 18-36 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston SF

ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS

[8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) MONICA PUIG (PUR #63)

QF: d. [1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) 7-6(6),4-6,6-2 (2h12) QF: d. [11] (USA #34) 6-3,6-2 (1h34) R16: d. [10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) 7-5,6-2 (1h17) R16: d. [3] (BLR #10) 6-2,7-5 (1h26) R32: d. TATJANA MARIA (GER #59) 7-6(5),4-6,6-4 (2h27) R32: d. [13] (USA #36) 6-4,6-4 (1h30) R64: BYE R64: d. SARA ERRANI (ITA #209) 6-0,6-1 (0h56)

Total games: 84 Total games: 70 Won/lost: 47-37 Won/lost: 49-21 Sets won/lost: 6-2 Sets won/lost: 8-0 Total time on court: 5h56 Total time on court: 5h26 Average time on court: 1h59 Average time on court: 1h22 Average rank of opponent: 33 Average rank of opponent: 72

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CHARLESTON Tournament History

MADISON KEYS MONICA PUIG 2018 2017 SF L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #27) 6-4 6-7(2) R2 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(5) 2017 2016 R2 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #52) 4-6 6-1 6-1 R16 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #34) 1-6 6-2 7-6(4)

2016 2013 R2 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #75) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 R2 L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-2 5-7 6-3 2015 2011 F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-2 4-6 7-5 R1 L - JIE ZHENG (CHN #52) 3-6 7-6(10) 7-5 2014 R2 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #47) 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 2013 QF L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-4 6-4

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• Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- • Making fifth appearance at Charleston ton, where she is through to SF for a third time • Has reached SF here for the first time. Previous best • Was R-Up in 2015 (l. Kerber in F), whilst also made run was reaching R16 in 2016 (l. Begu) SF in 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens after hold- • Dropped just one game in beating form Roland Gar- ing 1mp) and QF on debut in 2013 (l. V.Williams) ros finalist Errani 1r on Monday • After 1r bye, defeated No.59 Maria in 2r - her first • Defeated No.36 Kenin in 2r to notch back-to-back win since R16 run at Australian Open (l. Svitolina), wins at the same tournament for the first time since following opening match losses at Indian Wells (after QF run at 2018 Wuhan in October (as qualifier, l. 1r bye, l. Barthel) and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur) Q.Wang) • Recovered from a slow start to beat Ostapenko • Upset No.10 Sabalenka in QF - her seventh career in R16 and reach first QF since 2018 US Open (l. win over a Top 10 player, having previously defeat- Osaka in SF) ed No.5 Errani (2013 Wimbledon), No.4 Muguruza • In QF, upset No.8 Stephens, whom she had never and No.2 Kerber (both at 2016 Rio Olympics), No.2 taken a set off in three previous career meetings Wozniacki (2018 Miami), No.6 Garcia (2018 New • Result also ensured first Top 10 win since beating Haven) and No.2 Wozniacki (2018 Wuhan) No.10 Kasatkina at 2018 Zhuhai • Hit 29 winners and only 18 unforced errors to see • Faces No.63 Puig in SF today; has lost twice to off Collins in QF. Has now won five of her last six players ranked outside Top 50 in 2019, against No.97 matches against American opposition, also defeating Barthel (Indian Wells) and No.83 Stosur (Miami) Kenin (2019 Charleston), Mattek-Sands twice (2019 • Went 11-4 on clay in 2018, highlighted by SF run Auckland and Sydney qualifying), Liu (2018 Wuhan at Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and Charleston (l. qualifying). Fell to Kenin at 2018 Quebec City Bertens) • Faces another home player, Keys, in SF today - her • Last remaining of 14 US players to begin the main first SF since 2018 New Haven (as qualifier, l. Suarez draw at 2019 Charleston - at least one home rep- Navarro in SF) resentative has made the SF here in six of the past • Is the only semifinalist not to drop a set; the last play- eight years (exceptions 2014 and 2017) er to win Charleston title without dropping a set was S.Williams in 2012 • Has impressed on serve this week, hitting a tourna- ment-leading 14 aces (nearly doubling her 2019 to- SEASON tal) and winning 85.3% of her service games (season average is 68.7%) • Coming off 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. • After this week’s run, now owns 10 main draw victory No.97 Barthel, having led 3-1 in final set) and Miami of 2019. By contrast, did not score her 10th main (after 1r bye, l. Stosur, having led 4-2 in final set) draw win in 2018 until New Haven in August • In February, was part of US Fed Cup team which lost • Last year, went 1-1 on clay - reached 2r at Madrid (d. 3-2 to Australia in Asheville (d. Birrell, l. Barty) Diyas in 1r, l. eventual champion Kvitova in 2r); fell in • Began season with R16 showing at Australian Open qualifying at Rome (l. Svitolina in 3s). Has reached R16 or better at four • Will rise into Top 60 in the rankings by reaching SF. of past five majors Would close in on Top 50 by making final and is projected to reach No.39 by lifting the title CAREER MILESTONES SEASON • Season highlights in 2018 were SFs at US Open (l. eventual champion Osaka) and Roland Garros (l. • Coming off 1r exit at Miami (l. X.Wang) and 2r show- Stephens) and QF at Australian Open (l. Kerber) ing at Indian Wells (l. Kontaveit) • Also made SF stage in Charleston (l. eventual cham- • Fell 2r in Acapulco (l. eventual champion Y.Wang via. pion Bertens) and QF at Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka) ret) • 2017 season highlighted by reaching maiden Grand • Represented in Fed Cup Americas Zone Slam final in New York, losing out to Stephens in Group II (posted 3-0 record in singles) 10th all-American US Open final in the Open Era. At • Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenko- 22, became the youngest Flushing Meadows finalist va) since 19-year-old Wozniacki lost to Clijsters in 2009 • Opened 2019 season with 2r exit at Auckland (l. Hsieh). Came through qualifying in Sydney, then fell 1r to Kontaveit MADISON MONICA KEYS VS PUIG

CAREER CONT. CAREER MILESTONES

• Also in 2017, won third career tour-level singles title, • Ended 2018 ranked No.53 – sixth consecutive Top and first on hard courts, at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe 100 finish. Season highlight was SF showing at New in F). Previous two titles were won on grass, at 2014 Haven (ret. vs. Suárez Navarro w/left abdominal Eastbourne (d. Kerber in F; second youngest title injury) – her only SF of 2018. Also made QF runs at winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova Monterrey (l. eventual R-Up Babos), Québec City (l. in F); also a runner-up on four occasions Kenin) and Wuhan (l. Qiang Wang) • Enjoyed first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No.8), • Posted R16 showing at 2018 Miami (l. Collins). as youngest player in the year-end Top 25 Scored fourth Top 5 win of career over No.2 Wozni- • Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th acki in 2r; other wins came against No.5 Errani (2013 player to reach the elite bracket since computer Wimbledon), and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber rankings were introduced. Became first American to (both at 2016 Rio Olympics) make Top 10 debut since S.Williams in 1999 • R-Up finish at 2017 Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft); was • Reached a career-high singles ranking of No.7 on first final since winning the 2016 Rio Olympics. Also October 10, 2016 posted SF run at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) • Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going and made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale) 1-2 in round robin play • Finished 2016 season with QF run at Internation- • Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching al-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on SF (lost Bronze medal match against Kvitova) eight occasions during the year – also Sydney (R-Up; • Owns six career Top 5 victories: No.5 Li (2013 Ma- l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague drid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Mu- (QF, l. Kuznetsova), Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), guruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford), No.4 Svitolina Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianop- (2017 US Open) and No.4 Kerber (2018 Cincinnati) olis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics (Won, d. Kerber in F) • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska) 1-1 in round robin stage) • Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 • Cracked Top 20 on February 2, 2015 after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high • Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in ranking of No.27 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur); • Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning also youngest American to win a title since Vania Puerto Rico’s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) 5 wins en route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 • Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at Kerber (F) 14 years old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh • Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 during 2r win vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA-record 31 aces in the match – beat- ing Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham) and GRAND SLAM HISTORY Roland Garros (l. Keys) • Owns 2-2 record in singles finals, having won 2014 • 2019 Australian Open marked 26th Grand Slam main Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 draw appearance Olympics (d. Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at • Best result at a major was 2017 US Open R-Up 2016 Sydney (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova) and 2017 finish to Stephens. Best result prior to that was Luxembourg (l. Wittheoft) breakthrough SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. • First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA eventual champion S.Williams) singles title; Brandi and Fernández, both born in • Before 2015 Melbourne Park SF run, had never Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the • In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening the Australian Open – also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) match, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston • Achieved best result at Roland Garros to date with (Kristina Brandi) SF run in 2018 (l. Stephens) – means she has now • Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of reached at least QF at all four majors WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. S.Zheng in F) • At Wimbledon, best result so far is QF in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to com- pete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008) MADISON MONICA KEYS VS PUIG

PERSONAL GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• During off-season, hired former ATP coach Jim Mad- • 2019 Australian Open marked 23rd Grand Slam main rigal; fitness coach is Rodney Marshall draw appearance • Past coaches: Jesse Levine, Thomas Hogstedt, Diet- • Best result at the majors came with R16 run at 2013 er Kindlmann, Lindsay Davenport and David Taylor Wimbledon (l. Stephens) • Unveiled as Evian’s first American ambassador in • Made 3r at Australian Open in 2016 (l. A.Radwanska) 2017 and at Roland Garros in 2013 (l. Suárez Navarro) • Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador and 2016 (l. Keys) for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to • On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, be- empowering young women and their communities came first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA) • At US Open, best results are 2r runs in 2014 (l. Pet- kovic) and 2018 (l. Garcia) • Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: and 2011 Roland Garros

PERSONAL

• Coached by Kamau Murray • Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Com- mittees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November • During 2016 off-season, hosted a charity exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in Decem- ber VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - QUARTERFINALS [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) vs. [16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) First meeting Bencic contesting fourth QF of 2019... Martic bidding to reach maiden Premier-level SF... Bencic has dropped the fewest games en route to the last eight

[5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. [15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50) Sakkari leads 1-0 Sakkari scored first career Top 10 win over Wozniacki at 2017 Wuhan... Wozniacki one of two former champions left in the draw... Sakkari has doubled her 2019 win tally by reaching QF here

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) Stephens leads 3-0 Stephens has triumphed in all three of her meetings with Keys in straight sets... Keys aiming for 16th Top 10 win of her career... Both players contesting first QF of the season

MONICA PUIG (PUR #63) vs. [11] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #34) Series tied 1-1 Collins beat Puig during breakthrough run at 2018 Miami... Puig scored seventh Top 10 win of career in previous round against Sabalenka... Collins playing first tour-level QF on clay

A LOOK AT THE QUARTERFINALISTS

PLAYER CHARLESTON YTD W/L CAREER W/L YTD PRIZE $ CAREER PRIZE $ YTD TITLES CAREER W/L TITLES [1] Sloane Stephens 8-5 8-6 277-183 300,438 13,676,641 0 6

[5] Caroline Wozniacki 17-4 7-4 617-251 236,267 33,736,515 0 30

[8] Madison Keys 13-6 6-4 256-141 246,303 10,334,981 0 3 [9] Belinda Bencic 8-3 21-5 237-127 1,068,297 4,801,430 1 3

[11] Danielle Collins 3-0 13-6 126-75 815,497 1,799,848 0 0

[15] Maria Sakkari 4-1 6-6 282-193 177,574 1,873,435 0 0

[16] Petra Martic 3-1 6-5 311-221 190,183 3,132,978 0 0

Monica Puig 7-4 8-7 290-193 119,523 2,940,062 0 1 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

RANKINGS UPDATE AROUND THE TOUR

Sloane Stephens will remain at No.8, unless she wins ’s hopes of winning a fifth the title, whereby she can move to No.7. The rest of the title at the Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey are firmly Top 10 will remain the same when the new rankings are on track after a 6-0 6-0 win over Ivana Jorovic in the released. second round.

By reaching the last eight, Caroline Wozniacki is project- Next up, Pavlyuchenkova will face former World No.1 ed to rise to No.12, and could reach No.11 by lifting the , while also through to the quarterfinals trophy. in Mexico are the top two seed Angelique Kerber and Garbiñe Muguruza. Madison Keys will be No.17 or 18 having advanced to the quarterfinals. She could move to No.16 by making the final (so long as Belinda Bencic does not win the title) and QUEEN OF THE SOUTH No.14 by capturing the title. Caroline Wozniacki is bidding for her 18th match win in Having made another quarterfinal, Bencic is guaranteed Charleston today when she takes on Maria Sakkari. No to return to the Top 20 (at either No.20 or No.19) and one in this year’s draw has won more matches here than could start next week at No.14 should she depart with the the Dane: trophy. PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN %

Danielle Collins needs to make the final to return to the CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 17 4 .810

Top 30, potentially going to No.25 should she lift a maid- ANDREA PETKOVIC 13 5 .722 en career title. SABINE LISICKI 13 6 .684 Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari can re-enter the Top 40 by MADISON KEYS 13 6 .684 reaching the last four, and would be No.32 with the title. SARA ERRANI 11 7 .611

KIKI BERTENS 10 3 .769 Petra Martic is projected to return to the Top 50 by making the last eight and has a chance to enter the Top 40 again by advancing to the semifinals (depending on Sakkari’s result). RETURNING WITH INTEREST Finally, Monica Puig needs to reach the last four to have Danielle Collins has been leading the way in regards a chance at moving into the Top 60 and would close in on to returning statistics this week, topping the charts in the the Top 50 by progressing to the final. categories for both percentage of points (55.3%) and games (60.7%) won.

SHARING THE SPOILS However, the American is not the only player impressing in this aspect of their game. In fact, six of the eight quar- For the first time in WTA history, the first 14 tournaments terfinalists have won more than half of their return games: of the season have been won by different women. Belin- da Bencic is the only player left in Charleston to have won a title in 2019 (Dubai), leaving the possibility of this PERCENTAGE OF RETURN GAMES WON trend continuing into the European clay court season. PLAYER CHARLESTON % SEASON %

DANIELLE COLLINS 60.7 37.5

MARIA SAKKARI 60.6 35.1

PETRA MARTIC 57.1 40.3 7 BELINDA BENCIC 56.0 41.4 MONICA PUIG 55.6 40.4 Across the 14 WTA tournaments in 2019, CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 54.5 37.7 half of the champions have been aged 22 SLOANE STEPHENS 44.4 34.7 or under MADISON KEYS 30.8 36.3 MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) vs. [16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53)

Head to Head: First meeting

BELINDA BENCIC PETRA MARTIC 21 WTA RANKING 53 6 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 99 10-03-1997 (22) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 19-01-1991 (28) $1,068,297 YTD PRIZE MONEY $198,473 $4,801,430 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $3,132,978 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 8-3 3-1 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 20-4 / 119-91 6-5 / 96-109 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 8-1 / 44-25 2-2 / 40-31 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 29-23 0-3 / 25-25 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 12-14 3-0 / 32-33 3-2 / 13-9 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 7-8 4-0 / 11-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-12 6-2 / 19-16 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 3-22 6-2 / 24-33 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 11-36 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston QF

ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS

[9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) [16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53)

R16: d. (USA #83) 6-2,7-5 (1h21) R16: d. JESSICA PEGULA (USA #81) 2-6,6-3,6-2 (2h09) R32: d. (USA #146) 6-0,6-3 (0h54) R32: d. MANDY MINELLA (LUX #103) 6-3,6-3 (1h21) R64: d. (AUS #205) 6-3,6-0 (0h55) R64: d. AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #74) 6-4,2-6,6-1 (1h43)

Total games: 50 Total games: 68 Won/lost: 37-13 Won/lost: 40-28 Sets won/lost: 6-0 Sets won/lost: 6-2 Total time on court: 3h10 Total time on court: 5h13 Average time on court: 1h03 Average time on court: 1h44 Average rank of opponent: 145 Average rank of opponent: 86

CHARLESTON Tournament History

BELINDA BENCIC PETRA MARTIC 2016 2011 R2 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 6-1 6-1 R1 L - EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #76) 6-4 6-1

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2015 R2 L - DANKA KOVINIC (MNE #121) 4-6 6-3 6-2

2014 SF L - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #78) 6-4 5-7 7-6(7)

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• Making fourth appearance at Charleston. Best result • Making second appearance at Volvo Car Open was SF showing as a qualifier in 2014 (d. Kirilenko, • Fell 1r on debut here in 2011 (l. Rodina) Svitolina and Errani en route, l. Cepelova) • Defeated Anisimova in 1r on Tuesday, snapping her • Lost opening match on last visit in 2016 (after 1r bye three-match losing streak vs. US opposition, against as No.2 seed, l. eventual R-Up Vesnina) Stephens (2019 Australian Open), Kenin (2019 Auck- • Served a bagel set in each of her first two rounds this land) and Pegula at (2018 Quebec City) year, against Aiava in 1r and Kiick in 2r • Notched back-to-back wins for the second time this • Defeated Townsend in 3r on Thursday - her third win season with 2r victory over Minella (also at Australian over a left-handed player this year, having previously Open, d. Watson, Vondrousova, l. Stephens in 3r) beaten Buzarnescu (Hobart) and Kvitova (Dubai) • Won the last four games to defeat Pegula in R16, • Match against Townsend marked a rematch of the having fallen to the American last September in 2013 junior Wimbledon final, which the Swiss won Quebec City QF • Has dropped 13 games across three matches this • Faces No.21 Bencic today in her first QF of 2019. week, the fewest of any of the quarterfinalists Went 1-4 in QFs in 2019, reaching the final at Bucha- • Now holds 20 tour-level wins this season, the sec- rest (l. Sevastova) and falling at this stage at Buda- ond-most on tour behind Ka.Pliskova (21). Last year, pest (l. Kuzmova), Indian Wells (l. Halep), Quebec posted 13 tour-level wins all season City (l. Pegula) and Tianjin (l. Garcia via ret.) • Faces No.53 Martic in their career first meeting. • A win today would mark best by ranking since defeat- Has lost twice to players outside the Top 50 in 2019, ing No.12 Kasatkina (2018 Cincinnati 1r) against No.77 Schmiedlova (Hobart) and No.108 • On clay last year, posted 7-5 win-loss record, with Kudermetova (St. Petersburg qualifying) highlight a R-Up finish at Bucharest in July • Today marks her fourth QF of 2019. Holds 3-0 record at this stage this season, including Hobart SF (l. Schmiedlova), Dubai title (d. Kvitova in F) and Indian SEASON Wells SF (l. Kerber) • The last time she reached four QFs in one season • During ‘Sunshine Double’, reached 2r at Miami (d. was 2015 - ‘s-Hertogenbosch (R-Up), Eastbourne S.Zhang, l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) and made 1r (Won), Toronto (Won) and Tokyo [PPO] (R-Up) exit at Indian Wells (l. Linette) • Competed in one clay court event last year, at Ro- • Fell 1r at Dubai (l. Siniakova) land Garros (d. Chiesa in 1r, l. Rybarikova in 2r) • Made 3r at Australian Open (l. Stephens) • Contesting week of 2019 Charleston ranked No.21; • Opened season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. Kenin); by contrast, this time last year sat at No.70 rose to career-high ranking of No.31 on January 7, • Will return to Top 20 by reaching the QF and could 2019 go as high as No.14 by lifting the title • Lost in 1r of doubles event with Kr.Pliskova to No.3 seeds Atawo/Srebotnik CAREER MILESTONES • One of two Swiss players to start the main draw • Enjoyed best season of career in 2018, finishing (lucky loser Perrin lost to Sakkari in 1r). She was the at No.32 for career-best year end finish, posting a last Swiss player to reach the SF at Charleston, in personal best 26-17 record 2014 • Highlights were reaching second WTA singles final of career at Bucharest (l. Sevastova), QF at Indian Wells (d. No.6 Ostapenko, l. Halep) and R16 at Aus- SEASON tralian Open (l. Mertens) • Also in 2018 won WTA 125K Series title at Chicago • Made 2r exit at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva) af- (d. Barthel in F) ter SF at Indian Wells (d. No.1 Osaka, No.5 Ka.Plis- • In 2017, notched first Top 20 win in nearly five years kova, l. Kerber) over No.13 Keys in 2r at 2017 Roland Garros – was • Loss to Kerber ended 12-match winning streak - first match against a Top 20 opponent since 2015 thelongest on tour in 2019 - having won two Fed Cup Guangzhou (l. No.2 Halep). Followed this by upset- singles rubbers (d. Errani, Giorgi), six wins en route ting No.19 Sevastova in 3r to the Dubai title, four matches at Indian Wells • In April 2017 played her first event after 10 months

out with a back injury, coming through qualifying to

win $25k ITF/Santa Margherita Di Pula-ITA (previous

tournament was a loss to U.Radwanska in qualifying

for 2016 Wimbledon) BELINDA PETRA BENCIC VS MARTIC

SEASON CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Victory over Osaka at Indian Wells improved her- • Two-time WTA singles finalist, at 2012 Kuala Lumpur win-loss record against players ranked No.1 to 2-1. (ret. vs. Hsieh w/heat illness) and 2018 Bucharest (l. Aged 18 she defeated S.Williams at 2015 Torontoto Sevastova) become youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a • A four-time doubles runner-up, at 2012 Paris [In- completed match since 2004 WTA Finals (Sharapo- doors], 2012 Bad Gastein, 2013 Marrakech (w/Mlad- va). Only loss to a World No.1 came against S.Wil- enovic) and 2016 Monterrey (w/M.Sanchez) liams at 2014 Madrid • Won WTA 125K Series doubles title at 2016 Bol (w/ • Lifted third singles title of career at 2019 Dubai (d. Knoll) Kvitova in F), her first since 2015 Toronto • Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after • Defeated four Top 10 opponents en route to title, US Open; rose from No.137 to No.89) and enjoyed a including No.3 Halep and No.4 Kvitova Top 50 season in 2011, finishing at No.49 • Inspired to 3-1 World Group II win over • Owns three career wins over Top 10 opponents, in Biel (d. Giorgi and Errani) defeating No.8 Bartoli at 2012 Roland Garros, No.5 • Fell in qualifying at St. Petersburg Kvitova at 2012 Tokyo [PPO] and No.6 Ostapenko at • Made SF at Hobart (l. R-Up Schmiedlova) and 2018 Indian Wells reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Kvitova) • Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team 2008-2010, • Opened 2019 season at , partnering 2012, 2014 to help Switzerland retain the trophy • First WTA main draw was at 2007 Miami, falling 1r (as WC) • Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in CAREER MILESTONES 2005

• Finished 2018 ranked No.37 - fourth Top 100 finish • Was R-Up at 2018 Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. Go- GRAND SLAM HISTORY erges) • Underwent left wrist surgery in the Spring 2017, • 2019 Australian Open marked 28th Grand Slam main missing five months – ranking fell outside Top 300 draw appearance • Closed out 2017 season by winning 28 of 31 match- • Has reached R16 on four occasions across the es and four titles, two on the ITF Circuit and two WTA Slams, at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Mertens), Wim- 125K Series events at Hua Hin, and Taipei. bledon in 2017 (l. Rybarikova) and Roland Garros By the end of the year she was back in the Top 75 in 2012 (l. Kerber) and 2017 (as qualifier, l. Svitolina • Best wins of career came over No.1s S.Williams in- after leading 5-2 in final set) semifinals at 2015 Toronto and Osaka in R16 at 2019 • Was ranked No.290 during 2017 Roland Garros run Indian Wells. At 18 years of age in Toronto became – the lowest-ranked player to reach R16 at a Grand youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a complet- Slam since the unranked Henin finished R-Up at edmatch since 2004 WTA Finals, when 17-year-old 2010 Australian Open (l. S.Williams). Since 1983, the Sharapova d. Serena in F (Serena also lost at 2007 only other player outside the Top 200 to reach R16 in Charleston to then 17-year-old Chan Yung-Jan via Paris was No.279 Martínez in 1988 first set retirement at 5-3) • Roland Garros exploits lin 2017 ended run of seven • Struggled with injury in 2016 – advanced to sixth ca- 1r losses at the majors (did not contest main draw at reer singles final at St Petersburg in February (as top any of the Slams in 2016) seed for first time in career, l. Vinci) but after Charles- • At US Open, fell 2r twice, in 2009 and 2011 ton (April) was sidelined for more than two months • Made 2r on Grand Slam debut at 2009 Roland Gar- missed most of clay season, including Roland Garros ros (as qualifier, l. Wozniak) • Run to St. Petersburg final saw her break into Top 10 (at No.9) for the first time in her career; became 116th player to break into the Top 10 since comput- PERSONAL erized rankings were introduced in 1975. In the last 20 years, 11 players have made their Top 10 debut • Coached by former player Sandra Zaniewska before their 19th birthday • Favorite food is pancakes; favorite drink is Orangina • Reached a career-high ranking of No.7 (February 22, • Favorite city to visit is Paris. Favorite thing about be- 2016) ing a professional tennis player is “making my dream • Appeared in four finals in 2015, winning first two- come true” career titles at Premier-level Eastbourne (d. A.Rad- • Mother’s name is Sandra Martic; she was a handball wanska in F) and Toronto (d. Halep in F via ret.) player BELINDA PETRA BENCIC VS MARTIC

CAREER CONT.

• Owns 2-5 record in finals, finishing runner-up at 2014 Tianjin, 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 2015 Tokyo [PPO], 2016 St Petersburg and 2018 Luxembourg • At 2015 Eastbourne, aged 18 years, 109 days, became second-youngest player to win a WTA Pre- mier-level final. Caroline Wozniacki won 2008 New Haven aged 18 years, 43 days • With 2015 Toronto triumph, became first teenager to win an event at Premier 5 level or higher since Azarenka at 2009 Miami • Won second WTA doubles title of career in 2015 at Washington, DC (w/Mladenovic), the first coming earlier in the year at Prague (w/Siniakova) • Voted 2014 WTA Newcomer of the Year after rising 179 spots in the rankings to finish season at No.33 • Played first WTA qualifying event at Luxembourg in October 2011, and first WTA main draw 12 months later at same event as WC (l. V.Williams, 1r); only 15 years, 7 months at the time

GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marked 18th main draw Grand Slam appearance • Achieved best Grand Slam singles result when she advanced to QF at 2014 US Open; defeated two Top 10 players en route (No.7 Kerber in 3r, No.10 Jan- kovic in R16). At 17 years of age, was youngestplay- er through to last eight at Flushing Meadows since 1997 when Hingis won the title • Best result at Australian Open was in 2016, advanc- ing to R16 (l. Sharapova); at Wimbledon is R16 in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber), while best result at Roland Garros is 2r in 2015 and 2018

PERSONAL

• Recently split from coach Vlado Platenik; has worked extensively with Melanie Molitor and , as well as her father, Ivan, in the past • Also holds Slovak citizenship through her parents MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. [15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50)

Head to Head: MARIA SAKKARI leads 1-0

2017 WUHAN HARD O R2 MARIA SAKKARI 7-5 6-3 94 mins

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI MARIA SAKKARI 13 WTA RANKING 50 54 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 97 11-07-1990 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 25-07-1995 (23) $244,102 YTD PRIZE MONEY $177,574 $33,736,515 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,873,435 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 30 0 / 0 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 17-4 4-1 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 7-4 / 580-243 6-6 / 49-59 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-3 / 149-82 3-2 / 15-22 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 91-79 1-0 / 14-8 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 106-52 3-0 / 15-13 1-0 / 59-28 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 3-5 0-0 / 21-37 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-2 0-0 / 61-67 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 3-5 0-0 / 132-106 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-3 / 7-17 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston QF

ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS

[5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) [15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50)

R16: d. [12] MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #30) 6-4,3-6,6-3 (2h36) R16: d. [2] KIKI BERTENS (NED #6) 7-6(8),6-3 (1h55) R32: d. LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104) 6-2,6-2 (1h28) R32: d. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #72) 6-3,6-0 (1h08) R64: BYE R64: d. (SUI #144) 7-5,3-6,6-1 (1h57)

Total games: 44 Total games: 65 Won/lost: 27-17 Won/lost: 41-24 Sets won/lost: 4-1 Sets won/lost: 6-1 Total time on court: 4h04 Total time on court: 5h00 Average time on court: 2h02 Average time on court: 1h40 Average rank of opponent: 67 Average rank of opponent: 74

CHARLESTON Tournament History

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI MARIA SAKKARI 2017 2017 QF L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 6-4 R2 L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 4-6 6-2

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2013 QF L - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #63) 3-6 6-4 6-3

2011 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #56) 6-2 6-3

2010 SF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #22) 5-2

2009 F L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #63) 6-2 6-4

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• Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open. Cham- • Making second appearance at Charleston. Lost to pion here in 2011 (d. Vesnina in F) and R-Up on eventual R-Up Ostapenko in 2r on only other appear- event debut in 2009 (l. Lisicki in F) ance here in 2017 • Also made SF in 2010 (l. Zvonareva), QF in 2013 (l. • Defeated lucky loser Perrin in 3s in 1r and Petkovic Voegele) and in 2017 (l. Ostapenko) in 2r for the loss of just three games - first back-to- • Owns two Top 10 wins in Charleston, over No.3 De- back wins since 3r showing at Australian Open in mentieva in 2009 and No.8 Jankovic in 2011 January (d. Ostapenko and Sharma, l. Barty) • After 1r bye, hit 19 winners and only nine unforced • Ended defending champion Bertens’s reign in R16 - errors to beat Siegemund in 2r her third career victory over a Top 10 player, having • Saw off Buzarnescu in R16 to reach first QF since previously beaten No.6 Wozniacki at 2017 Wuhan title run at 2018 Beijing and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at 2018 Rome • Now owns impressive 17-4 record here at Volvo Car • Faces Wozniacki today in first QF since 2018 Seoul Open - the most wins of any player in this year’s field (l. Bertens in SF) • Faces No.50 Sakkari in QF today; all four defeats in • Is projected to move into the Top 45 by reaching the 2019 have been to players outside Top 20 - No.152 QF and Top 40 by reaching the SF. If she makes the Andreescu (Auckland), No.30 Sharapova (Australian final, would be No.37 as R-Up or as high as No.32 Open), No.59 Alexandrova (Indian Wells) and No.27 with the title Hsieh (Miami) • The only Greek to contest the 2019 Charleston main • Enters Charleston ranked No.13 – lowest ranking draw since March 20, 2017 (No.14). By reaching QF will rise to No.12 and could go to No.11 by lifting the title SEASON • One of five former champions to begin 2019 Charles- ton main draw – also Lisicki (2009), Petkovic (2014), • Made 2r exit at Miami (l. Kvitova) Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) • Suffered 1r exits at St. Petersburg (l. Goerges), • Charleston marks only fifth event of season, having Acapulco (l. Puig) and last month at Indian Wells (l. been forced to miss both Doha and Dubai during McHale) Middle Eastern swing with a viral illness • Part of the Greek Fed Cup Team who failed to gain promotion from Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in February (posted 2-1 record in singles) SEASON • Had 3r run at Australian Open (l. Barty), having de- feated No.22 seed Ostapenko in 1r • Coming off R16 showing at Miami (l. Hsieh) • Fell 1r at Hobart (l. Linette) • Made 2r exit at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Alexan- • Began 2019 campaign pairing with Tsitsipas at Hop- drova) man Cup - going 2-1 in singles (d. Bencic, d. Boulter, • Withdrew from Doha and Dubai due to viral illness l. S.Williams) • As the defending champion, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) • Opened 2019 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. CAREER MILESTONES eventual R-Up Andreescu • Registered third-consecutive Top 100 year-end finish in 2018 ranked No.42, up from No.52 in 2017 - the CAREER MILESTONES highest year-end finish by a Greek player since Dani- ilidou in 2006 (No.36) • Posted a 41-17 record across 2018, finishing at No.3 • 2018 season highlights include reaching her first for 11th consecutive Top 20 season and eighth Top tour-level final at San Jose (l. Buzarnescu), scoring 10 finish of career, including six in a row (2009-14) first career Top 5 win after defeat of No.5 Ka.Pliskova and back-to-back year-end No.1 finishes in 2010-11 in Rome as well as SF at (l. Hercog) and • Won three titles last season from four finals, winning Korea (l. Bertens) the debut Slam at the Australian Open, Eastbourne • Posted career-high ranking of No.29 after Seoul run and Beijing. Finished R-Up at Auckland (September 24, 2019) • Owns 30 tour-level singles titles (30-24 record in • Has six career Top 20 wins, against No.6 Wozniacki finals) - sits fourth among active players, trailing (2017 Wuhan), No.16 Vandeweghe (2018 Indian S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) Wells), No.15 Bertens, No.5 Ka.Pliskova (both 2018 • Won 2017 WTA Finals Singapore, passing $25 mil- Rome), No.14 V.Williams (2018 San Jose) and No.19 lion in career prize money N.Osaka (2018 Cincinnati) CAROLINE MARIA WOZNIACKI VS SAKKARI

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT. • Lifetime record stands at 4-6 vs. World No.1 players • Has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons • Broke into Top 50 for first time at No.49 on October (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 9, 2017 and 2011 • Notched first Top 10 victory of career over No.6 • Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever Wozniacki en route to first WTA SF of career at 2017 title won by a Danish woman Wuhan Open – became just second qualifier to reach • Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics Premier-level SF in 2017 (Mertens at New Haven) • Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top • Reached first career WTA QF at 2016 Istanbul after 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May qualifying to enter main draw (l. Kovinic) – at the 18, 2009 time, achieved her then best win-by-ranking defeat- • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 ing No.34 Schmiedlova in 1r ranking for total of 67 weeks; returned to No.1 on • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Palermo January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for a • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2010; Owns seven ITF further four weeks, taking career to 71 weeks Circuit singles titles and five in doubles • Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, 2017, 2018) • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at GRAND SLAM HISTORY 2005 Cincinnati • 2019 Australian Open marked 13th Grand Slam main draw appearance GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Has reached 3r at all four of the majors – at (l. Lucic-Baroni), 2017 Wimbledon • Captured her first Grand Slam title at 2018 Australian (l. Konta), 2017 US Open (l. V.Williams) and 2018 Open (d. Halep in three sets) Roland Garros (l. Kasatkina) and now 2019 Austra- • Also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, at the US lian Open Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). • When she made 3r at 2017 Australian Open, became Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam first Greek woman to reach this stage at a Slam final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon since Daniilidou at 2005 Wimbledon (l. Pennetta) • Made major debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy • At , reaching 2r, (d. Y.Wang, in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors l. Suárez Navarro) became the first woman from until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 Greece to win a main draw match at a Slam since Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) Daniilidou d. Ka.Pliskova at • At Roland Garros she is a two-time quarterfinalist, • At all Grand Slams, Daniilidou reached R16 at 2002 in 2010 (l. eventual champion Schiavone) and 2017 Wimbledon, 2003 Australian Open and 2004 US (l. eventual champion Ostapenko) and has reached Open R16 at Wimbledon on six occasions, most recently in 2017 • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon and was a finalist at 2006 Australian Open PERSONAL • Born and grew up in Athens, Greece, before moving to Barcelona aged 18 – has trained there for two PERSONAL years • Mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, was tennis player • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team too, however didn’t start because of her – just liked for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners the sport. Tried karate and gymnastics but was youth programs thrown out of class for laughing too much • Announced engagement to former NBA player David • Favorite surface is hard court Lee in November 2017, the ex-New York Knicks • Currently coached by Mark Petchey and Tom Hill forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora • Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18)

Head to Head: SLOANE STEPHENS leads 3-0

2018 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O SF SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 6-4 77 mins 2017 US OPEN HARD O F SLOANE STEPHENS 6-3 6-0 61 mins 2015 MIAMI HARD O R2 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 6-2 72 mins

SLOANE STEPHENS MADISON KEYS 8 WTA RANKING 18 35 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 60 20-03-1993 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 17-02-1995 (24) $300,438 YTD PRIZE MONEY $246,303 $13,676,641 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $10,334,981 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 6 0 / 3 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 8-5 13-6 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 8-6 / 204-137 6-4 / 185-110 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 65-46 1-3 / 46-46 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 7-1 / 55-28 1-0 / 46-40 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 53-35 2-0 / 45-26 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 17-6 0-0 / 17-17 0-0 / 9-21 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-18 0-0 / 17-33 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 15-28 0-0 / 35-54 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-2 / 31-45 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston QF

ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18)

R16: d. [14] AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (AUS #39) 4-6,6-4,6-4 (2h00) R16: d. [10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) 7-5,6-2 (1h17) R32: d. (ESP #78) 7-6(4),7-6(4) (2h37) R32: d. TATJANA MARIA (GER #59) 7-6(5),4-6,6-4 (2h27) R64: BYE R64: BYE

Total games: 56 Total games: 53 Won/lost: 30-26 Won/lost: 30-23 Sets won/lost: 4-1 Sets won/lost: 4-1 Total time on court: 4h37 Total time on court: 3h44 Average time on court: 2h19 Average time on court: 1h52 Average rank of opponent: 59 Average rank of opponent: 45

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CHARLESTON Tournament History

SLOANE STEPHENS MADISON KEYS 2016 2018 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 7-6(4) 6-2 SF L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #27) 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 2015 2017 R2 L - (GER #39) 6-3 7-6(2) R2 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #52) 4-6 6-1 6-1

2014 2016 R2 L - (UKR #35) 6-4 6-4 R2 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #75) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 2013 2015 R2 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #113) 6-2 6-0 F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-2 4-6 7-5 2012 2014 R1 L - (USA #92) 7-5 7-6(1) R2 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #47) 6-1 6-7(3) 2011 7-6(4) 2013 R1 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #30) 6-2 6-1 QF L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-4 6-4

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• Former champion is making her seventh appearance • Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- at Charleston and first since winning title in 2016 ton as a former R-Up in 2015 (l. Kerber in F) • During title run in 2016 (d. No.2 Kerber via ret. w/ • Also made SF in 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens illness in SF and qualifier Vesnina in F) after holding 1mp) and QF on debut in 2013 (l. V.Wil- • Only other main draw win (prior to this year’s run) liams) here came during 2r showing in 2015 (d. Mat- • After 1r bye, defeated No.59 Maria in 2r - her first tek-Sands, l. Barthel) win since R16 run at Australian Open (l. Svitolina), • One of five former champions in the starting field following opening match losses at Indian Wells (after (also Bertens, Lisicki, Petkovic and Wozniacki) 1r bye, l. Barthel) and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur) • After 1r bye, defeated No.78 Sorribes Tormo in 2r, • Recovered from a slow start to beat Ostapenko snapping a run of three straight defeats to players in R16 and reach first QF since 2018 US Open (l. outside Top 50 - l. No.172 Haddad Maia (Acapulco), Osaka in SF) No.109 Voegele (Indian Wells) and No.62 Maria • Faces No.8 Stephens in QF today; bidding for first (Miami) Top 10 win since beating No,10 Kasatkina at 2018 • Needed two tie-breaks to secure the win over Sorri- Zhuhai bes Tormo (served for the match at 5-4 in the second • Went 11-4 on clay in 2018, highlighted by SF run set), improving to 7-1 in tie-breaks this season - no at Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and Charleston (l. player has won more tie-breaks on tour in 2019 Bertens) • Recovered for 6-4 3-1 down to score fifth career win • One of a tournament-leading 14 US players to begin over Tomljanovic in R16 the main draw at 2019 Charleston - three have • Faces No.18 Keys in QF; win today will mark best by reached QF (also Collins and Stephens) ranking in 2019, having previously defeated No.32 Martic (Australian Open) • Has won 27 of her last 34 matches on US soil • Playing 31st career QF - 12th in the US - and first SEASON since finishing R-Up at 2018 WTA FInals in Singa- • Coming off 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. pore No.97 Barthel, having led 3-1 in final set) and Miami • Has won one title in each of the past four years in the (after 1r bye, l. Stosur, having led 4-2 in final set) US, at 2015 Washington, DC, 2016 Charleston, 2017 • In February, was part of US Fed Cup team which lost US Open and 2018 Miami 3-2 to Australia in Asheville (d. Birrell, l. Barty) • One of a tournament-leading 14 American players to • Began season with R16 showing at Australian Open start the main draw this week (l. Svitolina in 3s). Has reached R16 or better at four of past five majors SEASON

• Miami defense ended in 3r (l. Maria) CAREER MILESTONES • Fell in 2r to No.109 and qualifier Voegele at Indian Wells (following a 1r bye) • Season highlights in 2018 were SFs at US Open (l. • Made R16 at Acapulco (l. No.172 Haddad Maia) eventual champion Osaka) and Roland Garros (l. • Posted R16 showing at Australian Open (l. Pavly- Stephens) and QF at Australian Open (l. Kerber) uchenkova) • Also made SF stage in Charleston (l. eventual cham- • Opened 2019 season at Brisbane, fell 1r (l. Konta) pion Bertens) and QF at Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka) before suffering 2r exit at Sydney (l. Putinseva after • 2017 season highlighted by reaching maiden Grand leading 6-3 5-3) Slam final in New York, losing out to Stephens in 10th all-American US Open final in the Open Era. At 22, became the youngest Flushing Meadows finalist CAREER MILESTONES since 19-year-old Wozniacki lost to Clijsters in 2009 • Also in 2017, won third career tour-level singles title, • Posted best year-end finish at No.6 in 2018; reached and first on hard courts, at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe career-high No.3 ranking on July 16, 2018 in F). Previous two titles were won on grass, at 2014 • Season highlights in 2018 were lifting first Pre- Eastbourne (d. Kerber in F; second youngest title mier-Mandatory title at Miami - subsequently made winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova Top 10 debut at No.9 - and R-Up finishes at Roland in F); also a runner-up on four occasions Garros, WTA Finals and Montréal SLOANE MADISON STEPHENS VS KEYS

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Won her maiden Grand Slam title at 2017 US Open, • Enjoyed first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No.8), d. Keys 6-3 6-0 to become the fifth unseeded player as youngest player in the year-end Top 25 to win a major in the Open Era • Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th • Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Only player to reach the elite bracket since computer returned to action at 2017 Wimbledon (1r) following rankings were introduced. Became first American to 11 months on sidelines w/foot injury, had surgery in make Top 10 debut since S.Williams in 1999 January • Reached a career-high singles ranking of No.7 on • After 1r loss at Washington DC, went 15-2 through October 10, 2016 US Open, also making back-to-back SFs at Toronto • Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going and Cincinnati 1-2 in round robin play • Before 2017 Wimbledon last match at Rio Olympics • Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching • Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and SF (lost Bronze medal match against Kvitova) Premier-level Charleston. Won maiden singles title in • Owns six career Top 5 victories: No.5 Li (2013 Ma- first final contested at 2015 Washington, DC drid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Mu- • At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 guruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford), No.4 Svitolina in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, (2017 US Open) and No.4 Kerber (2018 Cincinnati) reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012 1-1 in round robin stage) • Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013 and went • Cracked Top 20 on February 2, 2015 on to win a career-best 39 matches that season • Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in • First WTA qualifying at 2008 Miami. First WTA main 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur); draw at 2010 Indian Wells (as qualifier, No.747, fell also youngest American to win a title since Vania 2r, l. Zvonareva) King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) • Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at 14 years old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 GRAND SLAM HISTORY years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994

• Enjoyed fairytale run at 2017 US Open, lifting maiden Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows (d. Keys in F). At No.83, is second-lowest ranked Grand Slam GRAND SLAM HISTORY champion (since inception of computer rankings in 1975) and 14th unseeded player to advance to • 2019 Australian Open marked 26th Grand Slam main a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only fifth draw appearance unseeded champion • Best result at a major was 2017 US Open R-Up • Also R-Up at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Halep) finish to Stephens. Best result prior to that was • Prior to 2017 US Open triumph, best result across all breakthrough SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. majors was reaching SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. eventual champion S.Williams) S.Williams in QF, l. eventual champion Azarenka) • Before 2015 Melbourne Park SF run, had never • Also just the second American (after Davenport) to previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the beat both in Grand Slam match play third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at • Advanced to SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. Halep, the Australian Open – also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) Mladenovic and S.Williams en route) and QF at 2013 and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Bartoli) • Achieved best result at Roland Garros to date with SF run in 2018 (l. Stephens) – means she has now reached at least QF at all four majors • At Wimbledon, best result so far is QF in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to com- pete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008) SLOANE MADISON STEPHENS VS KEYS

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Mother is Sybil Smith a former collegiate swimmer • During off-season, hired former ATP coach Jim Mad- at Boston University and late father, John Stephens, rigal; fitness coach is Rodney Marshall was an NFL player in 1980s and 1990s; brother is • Past coaches: Jesse Levine, Thomas Hogstedt, Diet- Shawn Farrell er Kindlmann, Lindsay Davenport and David Taylor • Aged 11, relocated from Fresno to Boca Raton, • Unveiled as Evian’s first American ambassador in , where she began training at the Evert Tennis 2017 Academy before moving to Nick Saviano High Per- • Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador formance Tennis Academy for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to • Formerly coached by Kamau Murray (started working empowering young women and their communities together in January 2016). Worked with Nick Saviano in 2015 MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

MONICA PUIG (PUR #63) vs. [11] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #34)

Head to Head: Series tied 1-1

2018 MIAMI HARD O R16 DANIELLE COLLINS 3-6 6-4 6-2 131 mins 2017 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R128 MONICA PUIG 6-0 6-2 69 mins

MONICA PUIG DANIELLE COLLINS 63 WTA RANKING 34 131 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 11 27-09-1993 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 13-12-1993 (25) $119,523 YTD PRIZE MONEY $815,497 $2,940,062 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,799,848 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 7-4 3-0 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 9-6 / 132-124 11-6 / 28-26 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 41-43 3-1 / 12-6 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 26-31 5-3 / 8-6 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 6-0 / 32-25 3-0 / 5-4 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 10-9 1-2 / 2-3 0-0 / 5-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-1 / 1-4 1-0 / 7-11 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-3 / 2-7 1-1 / 18-36 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 3-3 / 6-11 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston QF

ROAD TO THE QUARTERFINALS

MONICA PUIG (PUR #63) [11] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #34)

R16: d. [3] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #10) 6-2,7-5 (1h26) R16: d. (EST #82) 7-6(1),6-1 (1h33) R32: d. [13] SOFIA KENIN (USA #36) 6-4,6-4 (1h30) R32: d. ZADOINOV (ESP #147) 6-3,7-6(2) (1h42) R64: d. SARA ERRANI (ITA #209) 6-0,6-1 (0h56) R64: d. (USA #97) 6-1,6-3 (1h11)

Total games: 53 Total games: 58 Won/lost: 37-16 Won/lost: 38-20 Sets won/lost: 6-0 Sets won/lost: 6-0 Total time on court: 3h52 Total time on court: 4h26 Average time on court: 1h17 Average time on court: 1h29 Average rank of opponent: 85 Average rank of opponent: 109

CHARLESTON Tournament History

MONICA PUIG 2017 R2 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2

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2016 R16 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #34) 1-6 6-2 7-6(4)

2013 R2 L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-2 5-7 6-3

2011 R1 L - JIE ZHENG (CHN #52) 3-6 7-6(10) 7-5

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• Making fifth appearance at Charleston • Making her debut appearance at Charleston • Has reached QF here for the first time. Previous best • Seeded No.11 this week - her highest seeding at a run was reaching R16 in 2016 (l. Begu) Premier-level event or higher • Dropped just one game in 1r on Monday against • Defeated compatriot Brengle in 1r for her 11th Errani in 56mins straight victory against a fellow American, with most • Defeated No.36 Kenin in 2r to notch back-to-back recent defeat coming at hands of Vickery at 2017’s main draw wins for the first time since QF run at WTA 125K Series event at Honolulu 2018 Wuhan in October (as qualifier, l. Q.Wang) • Battled past Bolsova Zadoinov in 2r and Kanepi in 3r • Upset No.10 Sabalenka in QF - her seventh career to make her second QF of 2019, having reached SF win over a Top 10 player, having also defeated No.5 at Australian Open (l. Kvitova) in January Errani (2013 Wimbledon), No.4 Muguruza and No.2 • Last year, reached two SF all season - Miami (as Kerber (both at 2016 Rio Olympics), No.2 Wozniacki qualifier, l. Ostapenko) and San Jose (l. Sakkari) (2018 Miami), No.6 Garcia (2018 New Haven) and • Faces No.63 Puig today. In terms of ranking, a loss No.2 Wozniacki (2018 Wuhan) today would be the worst in a completed match since • Faces No.34 Collins today in their third career falling to No.68 S.Zheng at 2018 Wuhan 1r meeting. Has won four of her last five matches • Last year on clay, posted a 6-4 record (including against American opposition, defeating Kenin (2019 qualifying matches), with highlight a run through Charleston), Mattek-Sands twice (2019 Auckland and qualifying to 2r at Rome Sydney qualifying), Liu (2018 Wuhan qualifying). Fell • One of 14 Americans in the main draw. The last to Kenin at 2018 Quebec City American to win the title here was Stephens in 2016 • Aiming for first SF since 2018 New Haven (as qualifi- er, l. Suarez Navarro in SF) • A win today will mark her 10th main draw victory of SEASON 2019. By contrast, did not score her 10th main draw win in 2018 until New Haven in August • Reached 3r at Indian Wells (l. Osaka - was first • Last year, went 1-1 on clay - reached 2r at Madrid (d. time facing a reigning World No.1) and at Miami (l. Diyas in 1r, l. eventual champion Kvitova in 2r); fell in Y.Wang) qualifying at Rome • Made 1r exit at Acapulco (l. Azarenka) • Will rise into Top 60 in the rankings by reaching SF. • Part of US team which lost 3-2 to Australia in Febru- Would close in on Top 50 by making final and is ary’s Fed Cup World Group tie (d. Gavrilova in sole projected to reach No.39 by lifting the title singles rubber) • Made Grand Slam breakthrough at Australian Open, advancing to SF (l. Kvitova); had never previously SEASON won a match in five previous Grand Slam appear- ances • Coming off 1r exit at Miami (l. X.Wang) and 2r show- • Scored first Top 5 win of her career against No.2 ing at Indian Wells (l. Kontaveit) Kerber in R16 at Australian Open • Fell 2r in Acapulco (l. eventual champion Y.Wang via. • Rose to career-high No.23 following Melbourne run ret) (January 28, 2019) • Represented Puerto Rico in Fed Cup Americas Zone • Earned around $655,000 USD by reaching Australian Group II (posted 3-0 record in singles) Open SF, taking career earnings past $1 million • Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenko- • Opened 2019 season by falling 1r in Brisbane (l. va) Kvitova) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Hsieh) • Opened 2019 season with 2r exit at Auckland (l. Hsieh). Came through qualifying in Sydney, then fell 1r to Kontaveit CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES • Ended 2018 at No.36, in what was second season as a professional (finished 2017 at No.167). All 17 of • Ended 2018 ranked No.53 – sixth consecutive Top her career WTA main draw wins were posted in 2018 100 finish. Season highlight was SF showing at New (prior to 2018 Indian Wells, had played only three Haven (ret. vs. Suárez Navarro w/left abdominal tour-level matches, losing all three) injury) – her only SF of 2018. Also made QF runs at • Season highlight in 2018 came at Miami where she Monterrey (l. eventual R-Up Babos), Québec City (l. became first qualifier to reach SF (l. Ostapenko), Kenin) and Wuhan (l. Qiang Wang) scoring first Top 10 win over V.Williams en route MONICA DANIELLE PUIG VS COLLINS

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Posted R16 showing at 2018 Miami (l. Collins) • Earned USD$327,965 by reaching the last four at Scored fourth Top 5 win of career over No.2 Wozni- Key Biscayne, more than doubling her career earn- acki in 2r; other wins came against No.5 Errani (2013 ings at the time Wimbledon), and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber • Posted first tour-level wins during R16 run at Indian (both at 2016 Rio Olympics) Wells (l. Suárez Navarro), where she scored her • R-Up finish at 2017 Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft); was first Top 50 win over No.15 Keys in 2r. Also in 2018, first final since winning the 2016 Rio Olympics. Also made SF at San Jose and QF at Monterrey posted SF run at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) • Contested one tour-level main draw during 2017 and made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale) season, at Indian Wells (as WC, l. Puig in 1r). Fell in • Finished 2016 season with QF run at Internation- qualifying five times, at Monterrey, Wimbledon, US al-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on Open, Tokyo [ Open] and Tokyo [PPO] eight occasions during the year – also Sydney (R-Up; • Closed out 2017 season at WTA 125K Series event l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague in Honolulu (l. Vickery in 1r) (QF, l. Kuznetsova), Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), • Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit in 2017, at $25k Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianop- ITF/Bethany Beach, DE-USA and $25k ITF/Norman, olis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics (Won, d. Kerber in F) OK-USA, taking total tally to four and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska) • Enjoyed illustrious college career at University of • Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 Virginia, claiming two NCAA singles titles in three after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high seasons; became only the seventh woman to win two ranking of No.27 NCAA singles titles • Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 New Haven Puerto Rico’s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top • Graduated in 2016 as the top-ranked collegiate play- 5 wins en route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 er in the country with a degree in media studies Kerber (F) • Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points GRAND SLAM HISTORY during 2r win vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech serving a WTA-record 31 aces in the match – beat- • Best Grand Slam result is SF run at 2019 Australian ing Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham) and Open (d. No.2 Kerber in R16, l. Kvitova) Roland Garros (l. Keys) • Became the fourth American collegiate player to • Owns 2-2 record in singles finals, having won 2014 reach R16 at a major, joining , Jill Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Craybas and , and the first collegiate Olympics (d. Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at major quarterfinalist since Raymond at the 2004 2016 Sydney (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova) and 2017 Australian Open Luxembourg (l. Wittheoft) • Gained first Grand Slam main draw acceptance at • First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA 2018 Roland Garros (l. Wozniacki in 1r) singles title; Brandi and Fernández, both born in • Also fell 1r at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Mertens) and US Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag Open three times, in 2018 (l. Sabalenka), and also • In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance after entering her home Slam on a in 2014 (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening (l. Halep in 1r) and 2016 (l. Rodina in 1r) match, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston (Kristina Brandi) PERSONAL • Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. S.Zheng in F) • 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for tennis and can- didate for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year • Introduced to tennis by father aged three GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Relaxes by going to the beach, fishing and running • Started her own jewelry line during 2018 offseason • 2019 Australian Open marked 23rd Grand Slam main • Main coach is Pat Harrison (ATP’s Ryan Harrison’s draw appearance dad), but he only travels occasionally • Best result at the majors came with R16 run at 2013 Wimbledon (l. Stephens) • Made 3r at Australian Open in 2016 (l. A.Radwanska) and at Roland Garros in 2013 (l. Suárez Navarro) and 2016 (l. Keys) MONICA DANIELLE PUIG VS COLLINS

GRAND SLAM CONT.

• On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, be- came first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach 3r at a Grand Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s best results at Grand Slams were representing USA) • At US Open, best results are 2r runs in 2014 (l. Pet- kovic) and 2018 (l. Garcia) • Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: 2011 Australian Open and 2011 Roland Garros

PERSONAL

• Coached by Kamau Murray • Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Com- mittees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November • During 2016 off-season, hosted a charity exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in Decem- ber VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - DAY 4 MATCH-UPS TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #83) vs. [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) First meeting Bencic beat Townsend in the girls’ singles final at 2013 Wimbledon... Townsend bidding to reach maiden WTA singles QF... Bencic has won 20 main draw matches so far in 2019 [15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50) vs. [2] KIKI BERTENS (NED #6) Series tied 2-2 (not including qualifying) Bertens overcame Sakkari in SF during last year’s title run in Seoul... Sakkari owns two career Top 10 wins... Bertens is looking to reach fourth QF of the season [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. [12] MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #30) Wozniacki leads 2-0 Wozniacki beat Buzarnescu en route to maiden major title at 2018 Australian Open... Buzarnescu has recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since last summer...Wozniacki looking for 17th win here [10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) Keys leads 1-0 Keys overcame the Latvian during her title run at 2016 Birmingham... Ostapenko was runner-up on her only previous Charleston appearance in 2017... Keys pushed to three sets in opening match win over Maria [1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. [14] AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (AUS #39) Stephens leads 4-0 Stephens has dropped just one set across four meetings between the players... Tomljanovic scored second Top 10 win of career last month at Miami... Stephens one of five Americans to reach last 16 [3] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #10) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #63) First meeting Puig owns six career Top 10 wins... Sabalenka coming off early exit at Miami... Puig has recorded back-to- back main draw wins for the first time in 2019 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH RACE

Caroline Wozniacki is bidding for her 17th match win in This week, Kiki Bertens has the chance to make inroads Charleston today when she takes on Mihaela Buzarnes- on Karolina Pliskova’s lead at the top of the 2019 aces cu. No one in this year’s draw has won more matches leaderboard. The Dutchwoman struck two aces in her here than the Dane: opening match win, taking her total to 155:

PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN % PLAYER ACES MATCHES

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 16 4 .800 KAROLINA PLISKOVA 183 24

ANDREA PETKOVIC 13 5 .722 KIKI BERTENS 155 22

SABINE LISICKI 13 6 .684 PETRA KVITOVA 126 26

MADISON KEYS 12 6 .667 115 16

SARA ERRANI 11 7 .611 KRISTYNA PLISKOVA 112 13

KIKI BERTENS 10 2 .833 111 19

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TAYLOR TOWNSEND (USA #83) vs. [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21)

Head to Head: First meeting

TAYLOR TOWNSEND BELINDA BENCIC 83 WTA RANKING 21 128 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 6 16-04-1996 (22) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 10-03-1997 (22) $135,697 YTD PRIZE MONEY $1,068,297 $1,544,456 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $4,801,430 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 3-2 7-3 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 3-4 / 22-35 19-4 / 118-91 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 11-9 8-1 / 44-25 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 3-0 / 8-3 4-1 / 29-23 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 8-7 2-0 / 11-14 0-1 / 0-1 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 12-9 0-2 / 0-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 4-0 / 11-6 0-2 / 0-9 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 6-2 / 19-16 1-2 / 1-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 6-2 / 24-33 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 T. TOWNSEND d. J. GOERGES 6-4,7-6 104 mins R2 B. BENCIC d. A. KIICK 6-0,6-3 54 mins

R1 T. TOWNSEND d. A. SHARMA 3-6,6-2,6-3 129 mins R1 B. BENCIC d. D. AIAVA 6-3,6-0 55 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

TAYLOR TOWNSEND BELINDA BENCIC 2018 2016 R2 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #42) 6-4 6-1 R2 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 6-1 6-1

2017 2015 R1-Q L - SOFIA KENIN (USA #210) 6-4 6-3 R2 L - DANKA KOVINIC (MNE #121) 4-6 6-3 6-2

2014 2014 R2-Q L - (AUS #334) 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 SF L - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #78) 6-4 5-7 7-6(7) 2013 R1 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #139) 6-3 6-0

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• Making third main draw appearance at Volvo Car • Making fourth appearance at (fifth overall) • Best result was SF showing as a qualifier in 2014 (d. • Defeated qualifier Sharma in 3s in 1r and No.7 seed Kirilenko, Svitolina and Errani en route, l. Cepelova) Goerges in straight sets in 2r to reach the R16 here • Lost opening match on last visit in 2016 (after 1r bye for the first time - first back-to-back tour level wins as No.2 seed, l. eventual R-Up Vesnina) since 3r run at 2017 Miami (d. Anisimova and Vinci, l. • Defeated qualifier Aiava in 1r and Kiick in 2r, drop- Kuznetsova) ping a combined total of just six games - only • Previous best performance at Charleston was reach- Bertens (3 games) and Wozniacki (4) have conceded ing 2r in 2018 (d. Watson, l. Vesnina) fewer en route to R16 • Win over No.15-ranked Goerges in 2r was her first • Faces No.83 Townsend in R16 today; has lost twice victory over a Top 20 player (1-13 overall); previous to players outside Top 50 in 2019, against No.77 best win was against No.21 Cornet at 2014 Roland Schmiedlova (Hobart) and No.108 Kudermetova (St. Garros Petersburg qualifying) • Faces No.9 seed Bencic in R16 today in their first • Looking for third victory of the year over a left-hand- professional meeting. The two players contested the ed player, having previously beaten Buzarnescu 2013 Junior Wimbledon final which Bencic won in 3s (Hobart) and Kvitova (Dubai) • One of five Americans to reach the R16 from the 14 • Bidding for 20th tour-level win this season - sec- to start in the draw. The last American to win the title ond-most on tour behind Ka.Pliskova (21). Last year, here was Stephens in 2016 posted 13 tour-level wins all season • Bidding to reach first career tour-level singles QF; • Contesting week of 2019 Charleston ranked No.21; best previous results at this level were 3r showings by contrast, this time last year sat at No.70 at 2014 Roland Garros and 2017 Miami • Lost in 1r of doubles event with Kr.Pliskova to No.3 seeds Atawo/Srebotnik • One of two Swiss players to start the main draw SEASON (lucky loser Perrin lost to Sakkari in 1r). She was the last Swiss player to reach the QF at Charleston, in • As a qualifier lost to Halep in 2r at Miami 2014 • Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. Bonaventure); reached R16 at the WTA 125K Series event in Indian Wells (l. Gibbs) and advanced to doubles final (w/Wickmayer, SEASON l. Kr.Pliskova/Rodina) • Advanced to QF at WTA 125K Series event at • Made 2r exit at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva) Newport Beach (l. Davis) in singles and runner-up in • Also made SF at Indian Wells (d. No.1 Osaka, No.5 doubles (w/Wickmayer, l. Carter/Shibahara) Ka.Pliskova, l. Kerber) • Made 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Stephens) • Loss to Kerber ended 12-match winning streak - the • Opened 2019 season with 1r exit in Auckland (l. longest on tour in 2019 - having won two Fed Cup Strycova). R-Up in doubles (w/Hourigan, l. Bouchard/ singles rubbers (d. Errani, Giorgi), six wins en route Kenin in F) to the Dubai title, four matches at Indian Wells • Victory over Osaka at Indian Wells improved her win-loss record against players ranked No.1 to 2-1. Aged 18 she defeated S.Williams at 2015 Toronto CAREER MILESTONES to become youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a completed match since 2004 WTA Finals (Sharapo- • Posted best year-end finish at No.74 in 2018, up va). Only loss to a World No.1 came against S.Wil- from No.105 in 2017; reached career-high No.61 liams at 2014 Madrid ranking on July 16, 2018 • Lifted third singles title of career at 2019 Dubai (d. • First broke into the Top 100 the week of January 19, Kvitova in F), her first since 2015 Toronto 2015 at No.99 • Defeated four Top 10 opponents en route to title, • 2018 season highlights were winning her ninth ITF including No.3 Halep and No.4 Kvitova singles title at $25k ITF/Sumter, SC-USA (d. Lim in F) • Inspired Switzerland to 3-1 World Group II win over • Enjoyed more ITF success pre-2018 Roland Garros, Italy in Biel (d. Giorgi and Errani) highlighted by seventh and eighth career titles at this • Fell in qualifying at St. Petersburg level at $80K ITF/Dothan, AL-USA (d. Duque-Mariño • Made SF at Hobart (l. R-Up Schmiedlova) and in F) and $80K ITF/Charleston, SC-USA (d. Brengle reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Kvitova) in F) • Opened 2019 season at Hopman Cup, partnering Roger Federer to help Switzerland retain the trophy TAYLOR BELINDA TOWNSEND VS BENCIC

CAREER CONT. CAREER MILESTONES

• In 2018, won doubles title at WTA 125K Series Indian • Finished 2018 ranked No.37 - fourth Top 100 finish Wells w/Wickmayer (d. Brady/King in F) • Was R-Up at 2018 Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. Go- • 2017 season highlight was 3r run at Miami after com- erges) ing through qualifying. Upset No.30 Vinci in 2r before • Underwent left wrist surgery in the Spring 2017, losing to No.7 Kuznetsova missing five months – ranking fell outside Top 300 • Also won three singles title on ITF Circuit in 2017, at • Closed out 2017 season by winning 28 of 31 match- $25K ITF/Sumter, SC-USA, $25K ITF/Florence, SC- es and four titles, two on the ITF Circuit and two WTA USA and $80K ITF/Waco, TX-USA 125K Series events at Hua Hin, Thailand and Taipei. • Made WTA main draw debut as wildcard at 2013 In- By the end of the year she was back in the Top 75 dian Wells; in first match posted career first Top 100 • Best wins of career came over No.1s S.Williams in win over No.57 Hradecka semifinals at 2015 Toronto and Osaka in R16 at 2019 • Has reached two WTA doubles finals, finishing R-Up Indian Wells. At 18 years of age in Toronto became at 2013 Washington DC (w/Bouchard) and 2019 youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a completed Auckland (w/Hourigan) match since 2004 WTA Finals, when 17-year-old • Won the junior singles and doubles titles at 2012 Sharapova d. Serena in F (Serena also lost at 2007 Australian Open; became first American to hold year- Charleston to then 17-year-old Chan Yung-Jan via end No.1 junior world ranking since Gretchen Rush first set retirement at 5-3) in 1982 • Struggled with injury in 2016 – advanced to sixth ca- • Turned professional at end of 2012 season reer singles final at St Petersburg in February (as top seed for first time in career, l. Vinci) but after Charles- ton (April) was sidelined for more than two months – GRAND SLAM HISTORY missed most of clay season, including Roland Garros • Run to St. Petersburg final saw her break into Top • 2019 Australian Open marked 14th time contesting a 10 (at No.9) for the first time in her career; became Grand Slam main draw 116th player to break into the Top 10 since comput- • At Roland Garros, has reached 3r in 2014 (l. Suárez erized rankings were introduced in 1975. In the last Navarro) - at 18 years, one month was the youngest 20 years, 11 players have made their Top 10 debut woman to reach 3r there since 2009 (Pavlyuchenko- before their 19th birthday va) • Reached a career-high ranking of No.7 (February 22, • Best result at US Open was reaching 2r in 2018 (l. 2016) Ostapenko), having lost opening matches in 2014 (l. • Appeared in four finals in 2015, winning first two eventual champion S.Williams), 2016 (as qualifier, l. career titles at Premier-level Eastbourne (d. A.Rad- Wozniacki) and 2017 (l. Bogdan). Fell in 2011, 2013 wanska in F) and Toronto (d. Halep in F via ret.). and 2015 qualifying Owns 2-5 record in finals, finishing runner-up at 2014 • On US Open debut in 2014, lost to World No.1 Sere- Tianjin, 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 2015 Tokyo [PPO], na Williams 6-3 6-1 2016 St Petersburg and 2018 Luxembourg • Made 2r at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Sasnovich) • At 2015 Eastbourne, aged 18 years, 109 days, • Won both the girls’ singles and doubles titles at became second-youngest player to win a WTA Pre- , becoming first American to mier-level final. Caroline Wozniacki won 2008 New sweep both events at a junior Slam since Davenport Haven aged 18 years, 43 days in 1992. Reached 2013 Junior Wimbledon final (l. • With 2015 Toronto triumph, became first teenager Bencic) to win an event at Premier 5 level or higher since • Also won junior doubles title at 2012 Wimbledon (w/ Azarenka at 2009 Miami Bouchard) and 2012 US Open (w/Andrews) • Won second WTA doubles title of career in 2015 at Washington, DC (w/Mladenovic), the first coming earlier in the year at Prague (w/Siniakova) • Voted 2014 WTA Newcomer of the Year after rising PERSONAL 179 spots in the rankings to finish season at No.33 • Played first WTA qualifying event at Luxembourg in • Started playing right-handed for two years then October 2011, and first WTA main draw 12 months switched to lefty later at same event as WC (l. V.Williams, 1r); only 15 • Played violin for two years years, 7 months at the time • Coached by Donald Young Sr. TAYLOR BELINDA TOWNSEND VS BENCIC

GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marked 18th main draw Grand Slam appearance • Achieved best Grand Slam singles result when she advanced to QF at 2014 US Open; defeated two Top 10 players en route (No.7 Kerber in 3r, No.10 Jankovic in R16). At 17 years of age, was youngest player through to last eight at Flushing Meadows since 1997 when Hingis won the title • Best result at Australian Open was in 2016, advanc- ing to R16 (l. Sharapova); at Wimbledon is R16 in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber), while best result at Roland Garros is 2r in 2015 and 2018

PERSONAL

• Recently split from coach Vlado Platenik; has worked extensively with Melanie Molitor and Martina Hingis, as well as her father, Ivan, in the past • Also holds Slovak citizenship through her parents

MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[15] MARIA SAKKARI (GRE #50) vs. [2] KIKI BERTENS (NED #6)

Head to Head: Series tied 2-2

2018 SEOUL HARD O SF KIKI BERTENS 6-4 6-2 95 mins 2018 ROME CLAY O R1 MARIA SAKKARI 6-2 4-6 6-3 114 mins 2018 MADRID CLAY O R1 KIKI BERTENS 6-4 6-4 87 mins 2017 US OPEN HARD O R1 MARIA SAKKARI 6-3 6-4 82 mins

MARIA SAKKARI KIKI BERTENS 50 WTA RANKING 6 97 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 10 25-07-1995 (23) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 10-12-1991 (27) $177,574 YTD PRIZE MONEY $525,108 $1,873,435 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $7,047,232 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 1 / 8 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 10 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 3-1 9-2 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-6 / 48-59 15-7 / 169-140 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 15-22 5-6 / 47-53 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 13-8 5-3 / 38-41 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 14-13 1-0 / 80-35 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 3-5 2-0 / 18-9 0-1 / 1-2 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-9 0-1 / 2-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-0 / 16-20 0-3 / 6-17 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 2-3 / 25-39 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 M. SAKKARI d. A. PETKOVIC 6-3,6-0 68 mins R2 K. BERTENS d. M. TREVISAN 6-2,6-1 59 mins

R1 M. SAKKARI d. C. PERRIN 7-5,3-6,6-1 117 mins R1 BYE -

CHARLESTON Tournament History

MARIA SAKKARI KIKI BERTENS 2017 2018 R2 L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 4-6 6-2 F W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #13) 6-2 6-1

2017 R16 L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #23) 7-6(5) 6-4

2014 R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #11) 6-3

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• Making second appearance at Volvo Car Open. Lost • Making fourth appearance at Charleston where she to Ostapenko in 2r on only other appearance here in is defending champion 2017 • During last year’s title run, saved match point in • Defeated lucky loser Perrin in 3s in 1r and Petkovic rain-delayed SF against Keys, before returning to in 2r for the loss of just three games - first back-to- court later that day to beat Goerges in the final back wins since 3r showing at Australian Open in • Bidding to become first player to defend Charleston January (d. Ostapenko and Sharma, l. Barty) title since S.Williams (2012-13). Has successfully • Faces defending champion Bertens in R16 today; defended a title just once before at Nürnberg in 2017 bidding for third career victory over a Top 10 player, • After 1r bye, defeated No.159 Trevisan in 2r to having previously beaten No.6 Wozniacki at 2017 extend her winning streak against qualifiers to three Wuhan and No.5 Ka.Pliskova at 2018 Rome matches • Looking to reach first QF since 2018 Seoul (l. Ber- • Faces No.50 Sakkari in R16 today. In terms of rank- tens in SF) ing, a loss today would be worst since being upset by • The only Greek to contest the 2019 Charleston main No.137 Gasparayan at 2018 Linz draw • Entering 2019 Charleston R16 has struck 155 aces (second-most on tour behind Ka.Pliskova on 183) • Playing Charleston at a career-high ranking of No.6 – is the highest-ranked Dutch woman since No.5 Stove SEASON in 1977. Was ranked No.27 this time last year • Made 2r exit at Miami (l. Kvitova) • Suffered 1r exits at St. Petersburg (l. Goerges), SEASON Acapulco (l. Puig) and last month at Indian Wells (l. McHale) • Coming off R16 showings at Indian Wells (l. Muguru- • Part of the Greek Fed Cup Team who failed to gain za) and Miami (l. eventual champion Barty) promotion from Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in • In Middle East, reached QF at Doha (l. eventual February (posted 2-1 record in singles) champion Mertens) and fell 2r at Dubai (after 1r bye, • Had 3r run at Australian Open (l. Barty), having de- l. Kuzmova - held 1mp in third set tie-break) feated No.22 seed Ostapenko in 1r • Won eighth career title - and third at Premier level - • Fell 1r at Hobart (l. Linette) last month at St. Petersburg (d. Vekic in F) • Began 2019 campaign pairing with Tsitsipas at Hop- • Made 2r exit at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova) man Cup - going 2-1 in singles (d. Bencic, d. Boulter, • Enjoyed SF finish in Sydney (l. eventual R-Up Barty). l. S.Williams) Marked first SF on Australian soil; best previous results were QF runs at 2016-17 Hobart • Fell in the 2r of Brisbane to start the year (l. Vekic, CAREER MILESTONES having held 2mp at 5-4 in final set)

• Registered third-consecutive Top 100 year-end finish CAREER MILESTONES in 2018 ranked No.42, up from No.52 in 2017 - the highest year-end finish by a Greek player since Dani- • Enjoyed a break-out year in 2018, reaching a ca- ilidou in 2006 (No.36) reer-best four singles finals across the season and • 2018 season highlights include reaching her first breaking into the Top 10 (October 8, 2018) – first tour-level final at San Jose (l. Buzarnescu), scoring Dutch woman to be ranked in the Top 10 since Bren- first career Top 5 win after defeat of No.5 Ka.Pliskova da Schultz-McCarthy in 1996 in Rome as well as SF at Istanbul (l. Hercog) and • Won the WTA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2018 Korea (l. Bertens) • Won three titles in 2018, at Charleston (d. Goerges • Posted career-high ranking of No.29 after Seoul run in F), Cincinnati (d. World No.1 Halep in F) and Seoul (September 24, 2019) (d. Tomljanovic in F). Reached one further final, at • Has six career Top 20 wins, against No.6 Wozniacki Premier Mandatory Madrid (l. Kvitova in F) (2017 Wuhan), No.16 Vandeweghe (2018 Indian • Scored WTA-leading 12 Top 10 wins last season. Pri- Wells), No.15 Bertens, No.5 Ka.Pliskova (both 2018 or to 2018, only had three Top 10 wins in her career Rome), No.14 V.Williams (2018 San Jose) and No.19 • Also reached SF on WTA Finals debut (l. Svitolina) N.Osaka (2018 Cincinnati) • Season highlights in 2017 were titles at Nürnberg • Broke into Top 50 for first time at No.49 on October and Gstaad. Also` posted SF run at 2017 Rome (l. 9, 2017 eventual R-Up Halep) and reached QF at Madrid (l. Sevastova) - first QF at Premier Mandatory level MARIA KIKI SAKKARI VS BERTENS

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Notched first Top 10 victory of career over No.6 • Career-high doubles ranking is No.16 (first reached Wozniacki en route to first WTA SF of career at 2017 on April 16, 2018) Wuhan Open – became just second qualifier to reach • Finished 2016 ranked No.22 in singles – big jump Premier-level SF in 2017 (Mertens at New Haven) in the rankings from her season-ending ranking of • Reached first career WTA QF at 2016 Istanbul after No.101 in 2015 qualifying to enter main draw (l. Kovinic) – at the • Played on Netherlands Olympic team at 2016 Rio time, achieved her then best win-by-ranking defeat- Olympics – fell in 1r (l. Errani) ing No.34 Schmiedlova in 1r • Made a clean sweep of titles at 2016 Nürnberg, • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Palermo claiming the singles and doubles • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2010; Owns seven ITF • Won maiden career singles title at 2012 Fès as a Circuit singles titles and five in doubles qualifier in just her second main draw appearance • Owner of 10 WTA doubles titles, most recently at 2018 Brisbane (w/Schuurs) • Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2011 GRAND SLAM HISTORY ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. 1r) • Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in the Neth- • 2019 Australian Open marked 13th Grand Slam main erlands in 2006; has won seven singles titles and 11 draw appearance doubles titles at this level • Has reached 3r at all four of the majors – at 2017 • Netherlands Fed Cup Team, 2011-2012, 2014-2017 Australian Open (l. Lucic-Baroni), 2017 Wimbledon (l. Konta), 2017 US Open (l. V.Williams) and 2018 Roland Garros (l. Kasatkina) and now 2019 Austra- GRAND SLAM HISTORY lian Open • When she made 3r at 2017 Australian Open, became • 2019 Australian marked 27th main draw Grand Slam first Greek woman to reach this stage at a Slam appearance since Daniilidou at 2005 Wimbledon (l. Pennetta) • Best result across the Slams came with SF run at • At 2016 Australian Open, reaching 2r, (d. Y.Wang, 2016 Roland Garros (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) l. Suárez Navarro) became the first woman from • With that result in Paris, became the first Dutch Greece to win a main draw match at a Slam since woman to reach SF at Roland Garros since Marijke Daniilidou d. Ka.Pliskova at 2013 Australian Open Schaar in 1971 (l. SF), and at any Slam since Betty • At all Grand Slams, Daniilidou reached R16 at 2002 Stove at 1977 US Open (l. SF) Wimbledon, 2003 Australian Open and 2004 US • Enjoyed her best result at Wimbledon in 2018 by Open reaching her second career Grand Slam QF (l. Goerges). Became first Dutch woman to reach QF at Wimbledon since Krajicek in 2007 • In 2018 reached 3r for first time at both Australian PERSONAL Open (l. eventual champion Wozniacki) and US Open (l. Vondrousova) • Born and grew up in Athens, Greece, before moving • Is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in doubles, to Barcelona aged 18 – has trained there for two at 2015 Australian Open (w/Larsson, l. Goerges/ years Groenefeld) and 2016 Roland Garros (w/Larsson, l. • Mother, Angeliki Kanellopoulou, was tennis player eventual champions Garcia/Mladenovic) too, however didn’t start because of her – just liked the sport. Tried karate and gymnastics but was thrown out of class for laughing too much PERSONAL • Favorite surface is hard court • Currently coached by Mark Petchey and Tom Hill • Coached by former ATP player Raemon Sluiter; brought former WTA player Elise Tamaela into coach- ing team during off-season • In November 2018, announced engagement to boyfriend Remko de Rijke, who has been involved as part of her team as a physio and fitness coach • Parents are Rob and Doré; sisters are Joyce and Daisy • Started playing at age 6. Tennis idol growing up was

MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. [12] MIHAELA BUZARNESCU (ROU #30)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 2-0

2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN HARD O R1 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-2 6-3 71 mins 2017 US OPEN HARD O R1 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-1 7-5 81 mins

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI MIHAELA BUZARNESCU 13 WTA RANKING 30 54 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 208 11-07-1990 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 04-05-1988 (30) $244,102 YTD PRIZE MONEY $174,786 $33,736,515 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,665,821 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 30 0 / 1 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 1 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 16-4 3-1 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 6-4 / 579-243 3-10 / 42-35 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-3 / 148-82 1-3 / 15-11 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 91-79 1-2 / 13-10 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 105-52 2-0 / 16-8 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 58-28 0-0 / 2-2 0-0 / 21-37 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 2-4 0-0 / 61-67 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 3-8 0-0 / 132-106 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 5-11 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 C. WOZNIACKI d. L. SIEGEMUND 6-2,6-2 88 mins R2 M. BUZARNESCU d. L. DAVIS 6-3,6-2 72 mins

R1 BYE - R1 M. BUZARNESCU d. M. FRECH 6-1,4-6,7-5 129 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI MIHAELA BUZARNESCU 2017 2018 QF L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 6-4 R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #95) 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2

2013 QF L - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #63) 3-6 6-4 6-3

2011 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #56) 6-2 6-3

2010 SF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #22) 5-2

2009 F L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #63) 6-2 6-4

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• Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open. Cham- • Making second appearance at Charleston pion here in 2011 (d. Vesnina in F) and R-Up on • On only previous visit, reached 2r (l. Errani) event debut in 2009 (l. Lisicki in F) • In 1r, recovered from 4-2 down in the third set to • Also made SF in 2010 (l. Zvonareva), QF in 2013 (l. beat qualifier Frech and register only her second win Voegele) and in 2017 (l. Ostapenko) since last summer (also d. Gavrilova at Acapulco in • Owns two Top 10 wins in Charleston, over No.3 De- February) mentieva in 2009 and No.8 Jankovic in 2011 • Broke serve five times to defeat another qualifier, • After 1r bye, hit 19 winners and only nine unforced Davis, in 2r - first back-to-back wins since title run at errors to beat Siegemund in 2r San Jose in August 2018 • Now owns impressive 16-4 record here at Volvo Car • Faces No.13 Wozniacki in R16 today; owns five Top Open - the most wins of any player in this year’s field 20 wins, over No.6 Ostapenko (2018 Doha), No.4 • Faces Buzarnescu in R16 today; defeated the Roma- Svitolina (2018 Roland Garros), No.5 Svitolina (2018 nian en route to 2018 Australian Open title Birmingham), No.20 Bertens (2018 Eastbourne) and • Bidding to reach first QF since title run at 2018 No.15 Mertens (2018 San Jose) Beijing • Enters Charleston ranked No.13 – lowest ranking since March 20, 2017 (No.14) SEASON • One of five previous champions to begin 2019 Charleston main draw – also Lisicki (2009), Petkovic • Made 2r exits at Acapulco (l. Andreescu), Indian (2014), Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) Wells (after 1r bye, l. Gavrilova) and Miami (after 1r • Charleston marks only fifth event of season, having bye, l. Cornet) been forced to miss both Doha and Dubai during • Fell 1r at Doha (l. Ostapenko) and Dubai (l. Kenin) Middle Eastern swing with a viral illness • Lost both singles rubbers during ’s 3-2 Fed Cup upset win over reigning champions last weekend in Ostrava • Made 1r exit at Australian Open (l. V.Williams after SEASON leading 7-6(3) 5-3) • Began season by falling 1r at Brisbane (l. Tsurenko) • Coming off R16 showing at Miami (l. Hsieh) and Hobart (l. Bencic) • Made 2r exit at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Alexan- drova) • Withdrew from Doha and Dubai due to viral illness CAREER MILESTONES • As the defending champion, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) • Enjoyed stellar year in 2018, reaching her first three • Opened 2019 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. WTA singles finals and breaking into the Top 20 eventual R-Up Andreescu • Lifted first WTA singles title at Premier level San Jose (d. Sakkari in F). Also finished R-Up at 2018 Hobart (l. Mertens) and 2018 Prague (l. Kvitova) • Posted career-high ranking of No.20 on August 6 CAREER MILESTONES • Prior to 2018, had three WTA main draw wins to her name. Ended last season with a 36-21 record at tour, • Posted a 41-17 record across 2018, finishing at No.3 main draw level for 11th consecutive Top 20 season and eighth Top • Posted her first five Top 20 wins of career in 2018, 10 finish of career, including six in a row (2009-14) over No.6 Ostapenko (2018 Doha), No.4 Svitolina and back-to-back year-end No.1 finishes in 2010-11 (2018 Roland Garros), No.5 Svitolina (2018 Birming- • Won three titles last season from four finals, winning ham), No.20 Bertens (2018 Eastbourne) and No.15 the debut Slam at the Australian Open, Eastbourne Mertens (San Jose) and Beijing. Finished R-Up at Auckland • Enjoyed run to R16 at Roland Garros, her best result • Owns 30 tour-level singles titles (30-24 record in at a major (l. Keys) finals) - sits fourth among active players, trailing • Reached first four career doubles finals in 2018, S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) winning Strasbourg (w/Olaru, d. N.Kichenok/An.Rodi- • Won 2017 WTA Finals Singapore, passing $25 mil- onova in F) and finishing R-Up at Prague, Notting- lion in career prize money ham and Eastbourne • Lifetime record stands at 4-6 vs. World No.1 players • Made second WTA singles final of career at Prague • Has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons (l. Kvitova in 3s); rose to then-career-high ranking of (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 No.32 following the tournament (May 7, 2018) and 2011 CAROLINE MIHAELA WOZNIACKI VS BUZARNESCU

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• Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever • Reached first career WTA singles final at Hobart (l. title won by a Danish woman Mertens in 3s) • Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics • Enjoyed breakthrough year in 2017, achieving first • Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top Top 100 season of career at No.72. Previous best 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May year-end finish was in 2011 (No.155) 18, 2009 • Reached first tour-level SF of career at 2017 Linz • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 (having come through qualifying), defeating No.35 ranking for total of 67 weeks; returned to No.1 on Kontaveit en route (l. eventual champion Strycova) January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for a • Broke into Top 100 after Linz run (October 16, further four weeks, taking career to 71 weeks 2017); at 29 was the oldest Top 100 debutante since • Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, 33-year-old Obziler on February 19, 2007 at No.96 2017, 2018) • Made Slam and WTA main draw debut at 2017 US • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at Open as a qualifier (l. Wozniacki in 1r). Prior to US 2005 Cincinnati Open breakthrough had made 16 unsuccessful at- tempts to qualify for tour-level tournaments, including eight Grand Slams, dating back to 2007 Fès • Ascent up the rankings helped by strong showings GRAND SLAM HISTORY on ITF Circuit in 2017, picking up seven titles, includ- ing $100k ITF/Poitiers-FRA • Captured her first Grand Slam title at 2018 Australian • In 2015, won 48 matches, four ITF Circuit titles and Open (d. Halep in three sets) rose 600 spots in the rankings, ending at No.260 • Also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, at the US • Has won 22 singles and 34 doubles titles on ITF Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). Circuit Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam • Made professional debut at 2004 $10k ITF/Bucha- final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon rest-ROU (l. Savu in 1r) • Made major debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 GRAND SLAM HISTORY Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) • At Roland Garros she is a two-time quarterfinalist, • Has been seeded three times in her five Grand Slam in 2010 (l. eventual champion Schiavone) and 2017 appearances – was No.31 seed at 2018 Roland (l. eventual champion Ostapenko) and has reached Garros, No.29 seed at 2018 Wimbledon and No.25 R16 at Wimbledon on six occasions, most recently at 2019 Australian Open in 2017 • Advanced to R16 at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Keys) • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon for her best result at a major to date; also made 3r at and was a finalist at 2006 Australian Open 2018 Wimbledon (l. Ka.Pliskova) • Fell 1r on Slam main draw debut at 2017 US Open (as qualifier, l. No.5 seed Wozniacki) PERSONAL • Reached QF stage in doubles at 2018 Roland Garros (w/Bara, l. H.Chan/Z.Yang) • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team • Before making main draw debut, had fallen eight for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners times in qualifying youth programs • Announced engagement to former NBA player David PERSONAL Lee in November 2017, the ex-New York Knicks forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora • Coached by Artemon Apostu and father, Mihai, a for- • Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki mer Romanian intercollegiate tennis player; mother is • Marcela (pharmacist). Introduced to tennis at age 4 by parents • Has been part of the Romanian national tennis feder- ation since age 12 • Dream doubles partners are childhood idol Pete Sampras and all-time favorite player Serena Williams • Gained PhD in sports science from UNEFS in Bu- charest MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18)

Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads 1-0

2016 BIRMINGHAM GRASS O QF MADISON KEYS 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 119 mins

JELENA OSTAPENKO MADISON KEYS 31 WTA RANKING 18 86 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 60 08-06-1997 (21) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 17-02-1995 (24) $215,947 YTD PRIZE MONEY $246,303 $7,750,431 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $10,334,981 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 7-1 12-6 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 6-8 / 98-79 5-4 / 184-110 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 4-2 / 36-27 1-3 / 46-46 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 28-14 1-0 / 46-40 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 23-12 1-0 / 44-26 1-2 / 9-12 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 17-17 0-0 / 5-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-18 0-1 / 8-12 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 15-28 0-2 / 12-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-2 / 31-45 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 J. OSTAPENKO d. S. ROGERS 4-6,6-3,7-6(4) 149 mins R2 M. KEYS d. T. MARIA 7-6(5),4-6,6-4 147 mins

R1 J. OSTAPENKO d. J. LARSSON 6-1,6-4 73 mins R1 BYE -

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JELENA OSTAPENKO MADISON KEYS 2017 2018 F L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-3 6-1 SF L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #27) 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 2017 R2 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #52) 4-6 6-1 6-1

2016 R2 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #75) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4

2015 F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-2 4-6 7-5

2014 R2 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #47) 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 2013 QF L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-4 6-4

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• Playing Volvo Car Open for a second time. She was • Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- an unseeded R-Up on her debut appearance in 2017 ton as a former R-Up in 2015 (l. Kerber in F) • Upset No.12 Wozniacki in QF, No.23 Lucic-Baroni in • Also made SF in 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens SF during 2017 run - her third career final and first on after holding 1mp) and QF on debut in 2013 (l. V.Wil- clay - before falling to Kasatkina in F liams) • Match against Kasatkina in 2017 was first final • After 1r bye, defeated No.59 Maria in 2r - in terms of between two teenagers on tour since Wickmayer d. ranking, this was her best win at Charleston (previ- Kvitova at 2009 Linz ously No.64 Giorgi in last year’s R16) • One of eight former finalists in starting field – also • This was also first tour-level win since R16 run at Lisicki (2009 -champion), Wozniacki (2009 - R-Up, Australian Open (l. Svitolina), following opening 2011 - champion), Petkovic (2014 - champion), Keys match losses at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Barthel) (2015 - R-Up), Stephens (2016 - champion), Bertens and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur) (2018 - champion) and Goerges (2018 - R-Up) • Faces Ostapenko in R16 today; beat the Latvian en • Hit 27 winners and broke serve four times to defeat route to 2016 Birmingham title Larsson in 1r on Monday; beat the Swede in 1r en • Went 11-4 on clay in 2018, highlighted by SF run route to most recent title on tour at 2017 Seoul at Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and Charleston (l. • Saved 1mp to beat Rogers in 2r and register multiple Bertens) wins at the same tournament for the first time since • One of a tournament-leading 14 US players to 3r showing at 2018 US Open (d. Petkovic and begin the main draw at 2019 Charleston - five have Townsend, l. Sharapova) reached R16 (also Collins, Pegula, Stephens and • Faces No.18 Keys in R16; bidding for first Top 20 win Townsend) since upsetting No.4 Svitolina at 2018 Miami • Looking to advance to first QF since SF run at 2018 Wimbledon • Ranked No.31 entering Charleston, as opposed to SEASON No.5 this time last year • Coming off 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. No.97 Barthel, having led 3-1 in final set) and Miami SEASON (after 1r bye, l. Stosur, having led 4-2 in final set) • In February, was part of US Fed Cup team which lost • During ‘Sunshine Double’ made 3r at Indian Wells 3-2 to Australia in Asheville (d. Birrell, l. Barty) (l. Vondrousova) and 2r at Miami (after 1r bye, l. • Began season with R16 showing at Australian Open Vondrousova) (l. Svitolina in 3s). Has reached R16 or better at four • Fell 2r at Doha (l. Svitolina) and 1r at Dubai (l. Brady) of past five majors • Won both rubbers during Latvia’s 4-0 Fed Cup World Group II win over last weekend • Posted first win of season during 2r showing at St. Petersburg (d. Mladenovic, l. Pavlyuchenkova) CAREER MILESTONES • Made 1r exits at first three tournaments of the sea- son Shenzhen (l. Niculescu), Sydney (l. Barty) and • Season highlights in 2018 were SFs at US Open (l. Australian Open (l. Sakkari) eventual champion Osaka) and Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and QF at Australian Open (l. Kerber) CAREER MILESTONES • Also made SF stage in Charleston (l. eventual cham- pion Bertens) and QF at Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka) • Ended 2018 season at No.22, with season highlight- • 2017 season highlighted by reaching maiden Grand ed by R-Up finish at Miami (l. Stephens). Record in Slam final in New York, losing out to Stephens in singles finals now stands at 2-4 10th all-American US Open final in the Open Era. At • Saw off No.9 Kvitova and No.4 Svitolina during Mi- 22, became the youngest Flushing Meadows finalist ami run to register multiple Top 10 wins in the same since 19-year-old Wozniacki lost to Clijsters in 2009 tournament for the first time in her career • Also in 2017, won third career tour-level singles title, • Elsewhere in 2018, made SF at Wimbledon (l. Ker- and first on hard courts, at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe ber) and reached four further QFs in F). Previous two titles were won on grass, at 2014 • Won both singles rubbers (d. Makarova and Pavly- Eastbourne (d. Kerber in F; second youngest title uchenkova in straight sets) to help Latvia beat Rus- winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova sia 3-2. Latvia will play in World Group in F); also a runner-up on four occasions II for the first time JELENA MADISON OSTAPENKO VS KEYS

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• Enjoyed career-best season in 2017, finishing the • Enjoyed first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No.8), year in the Top 10 for the first time in her career (at as youngest player in the year-end Top 25 No.7); was No.44 at end of 2016 (first Top 50 finish) • Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th and No.79 at end of 2015 (first Top 100 finish) player to reach the elite bracket since computer • Won first tour-level title and maiden Grand Slam rankings were introduced. Became first American to trophy at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), where make Top 10 debut since S.Williams in 1999 she became the lowest-ranked (No.47), and first • Reached a career-high singles ranking of No.7 on unseeded, player to lift the trophy in the Open Era October 10, 2016 • Clinched second tour-level title at Seoul in Septem- • Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going ber (d. Haddad Maia in F) as top seed 1-2 in round robin play • Earned her first-ever qualification for 2018 WTA • Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching Finals, where she went 1-2 in the group stage – d. SF (lost Bronze medal match against Kvitova) Ka.Pliskova; l. V.Williams and Muguruza • Owns six career Top 5 victories: No.5 Li (2013 Ma- • Advanced to third career singles final at 2017 drid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Mu- Charleston in April, falling to then fellow 19-year-old guruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford), No.4 Svitolina Kasatkina; was the first all-teenage final on tour since (2017 US Open) and No.4 Kerber (2018 Cincinnati) 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d. Kvitova) • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went • Upset Muguruza in QF at 2017 Beijing to register first 1-1 in round robin stage) win over a reigning World No.1 • Cracked Top 20 on February 2, 2015 • Following run to 3r at 2017 US Open, made her Top • Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 10 debut at No.10 on September 11, 2017 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur); • In doubles, won first and second titles in 2017, at St. also youngest American to win a title since Vania Petersburg (w/Rosolska) and Stuttgart (w/Atawo) King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) • 2016 season highlight and breakthrough result was • Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at reaching final at Premier 5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) 14 years old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh • Reached first WTA final of career at 2015 Québec youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 City (l. Beck) years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 • Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was sec- ond-highest year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots) GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Began playing ITF Circuit events in 2012 • 2019 Australian Open marked 26th Grand Slam main draw appearance GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Best result at a major was 2017 US Open R-Up finish to Stephens. Best result prior to that was • Champion at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), be- breakthrough SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. coming first woman to win her first tour-level title at a eventual champion S.Williams) Grand Slam since Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian • Before 2015 Melbourne Park SF run, had never Open (d. Walsh in F) previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the • Is one of seven players born in the 1990s to win third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at a Grand Slam title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 the Australian Open – also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) Wimbledon, Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros and and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) 2017 Wimbledon, Stephens at 2017 US Open, • Achieved best result at Roland Garros to date with Wozniacki at 2018 Australian Open, Halep at 2018 SF run in 2018 (l. Stephens) – means she has now Roland Garros and Osaka at 2018 US Open and reached at least QF at all four majors 2019 Australian Open) • At Wimbledon, best result so far is QF in 2015 (l. • Improved upon her 2017 result by reaching the SF A.Radwanska) of Wimbledon in 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US becoming the first woman representing Latvia to Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to com- reach SF at Wimbledon pete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008) • Best result to date at Australian Open and US Open is reaching 3r in 2017 and 2018 • Fell in 1r at all four majors in 2016, however, reached mixed doubles SF at 2016 Wimbledon (w/Marach, l. eventual champions Kontinen/Watson JELENA MADISON OSTAPENKO VS KEYS

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• Mother, Jelena Jakovleva, serves as her current • During off-season, hired former ATP coach Jim Mad- coach rigal; fitness coach is Rodney Marshall • Father is Jevgenijs, half-brother is Maksim Ostapen- • Past coaches: Jesse Levine, Thomas Hogstedt, Diet- ko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and er Kindlmann, Lindsay Davenport and David Taylor lives there) • Unveiled as Evian’s first American ambassador in • Previously coached by David Taylor and Glen 2017 Schaap • Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador • Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to – watched Gulbis’ QF match at Roland Garros from empowering young women and their communities his box in 2014 • Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. [14] AJLA TOMLJANOVIC (AUS #39)

Head to Head: SLOANE STEPHENS leads 4-0

2018 MIAMI HARD O R2 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-1 6-3 74 mins 2014 INDIAN WELLS HARD O R2 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 6-0 70 mins HARD O R2 SLOANE STEPHENS 3-6 6-2 7-5 127 mins 2010 ITF/ALBUQUERQUE HARD O R1 SLOANE STEPHENS 6-0 6-1 N/A

SLOANE STEPHENS AJLA TOMLJANOVIC 8 WTA RANKING 39 35 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 32 20-03-1993 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 07-05-1993 (25) $300,438 YTD PRIZE MONEY $213,393 $13,676,641 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,330,388 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 6 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 7-5 5-2 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 7-6 / 203-137 11-8 / 82-96 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 64-46 2-6 / 35-40 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 7-1 / 55-28 4-5 / 31-27 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 52-35 2-0 / 20-21 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 17-6 0-0 / 4-9 0-0 / 9-21 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-3 0-0 / 17-33 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-2 / 2-7 0-0 / 35-54 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-4 / 5-28 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 S. STEPHENS d. S. SORRIBES TORMO 7-6(4),7-6(4) 157 mins R2 A. TOMLJANOVIC d. T. ZIDANSEK 7-5,6-2 80 mins

R1 BYE - R1 A. TOMLJANOVIC d. M. LINETTE 6-2,7-6(7) 111 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

SLOANE STEPHENS AJLA TOMLJANOVIC 2016 2015 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 7-6(4) 6-2 R2 L - (ROU #107) 6-2 6-2

2015 2014 R2 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #39) 6-3 7-6(2) R16 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #8) 7-5 6-1

2014 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #35) 6-4 6-4

2013 R2 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #113) 6-2 6-0

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2012 R1 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #92) 7-5 7-6(1)

2011 R1 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #30) 6-2 6-1

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• Former champion is making her seventh appearance • Making third appearance at Charleston. Has at Charleston and first since winning title in 2016 matched best result here by reaching R16, having • During title run in 2016 (d. No.2 Kerber via ret. w/ also made this stage on debut in 2014 (l. Jankovic) illness in SF and qualifier Vesnina in F) • Fell 2r in 2015 (d. Dulgheru, l. Mitu) • Only other main draw win here came during 2r show- • Won the final five games to defeat Linette in 1r on ing in 2015 (d. Mattek-Sands, l. Barthel) Monday • One of five former champions in the starting field • In 2r, defeated Zidansek for the second time this (also Bertens, Lisicki, Petkovic and Wozniacki) season (also at Hua Hin in January) • After 1r bye, defeated No.78 Sorribes Tormo in 2r, • Faces No.8 Stephens today in their fourth career snapping a run of three straight defeats to players meeting on US soil, falling to the American at 2010 outside Top 50 - l. No.172 Haddad Maia (Acapulco), $75K ITF/Albuquerque-USA, 2014 Indian Wells and No.109 Voegele (Indian Wells) and No.62 Maria 2018 Miami (Miami) • Upset No.9 Sabalenka last week at Miami - her sec- • Needed two tie-breaks to secure the win over Sorri- ond career Top 10 win and first since defeating No.3 bes Tormo (served for the match at 5-4 in the second A.Radwanska at 2014 Roland Garros set), improving to 7-1 in tie-breaks this season • Aiming for first tour-level win against an American • Faces No.39 Tomljanovic today in their fifth career since 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. Brengle); fell meeting, and fourth at tour-level. Has dropped just to Vandeweghe (2017 Stanford), Stephens (2018 one set against the Australian at 2014 Australian Miami) and Keys (2018 Wimbledon) Open • Enters Charleston on a career-high singles ranking • A win today will mark second best by ranking in of No.39 (achieved on April 1, 2019) 2019, having previously defeated No.32 Martic (Aus- tralian Open) SEASON • Has won 26 of her last 33 matches on US soil • Has won one title in each of the past four years in the • Coming off 3r run at Miami (d. No.9 Sabalenka in 2r, US, at 2015 Washington, DC, 2016 Charleston, 2017 l. Kontaveit in third set tiebreak) US Open and 2018 Miami • Made 2r showing at Indian Wells (l. Sabalenka) • One of a tournament-leading 14 American players to • Fell 1r at both Doha (l. Goerges) and Dubai (l. start the main draw this week S.Zheng) • Reached the second WTA final of her career at Hua Hin (l. Yastremska in F) SEASON • Fell in 1r of Australian Open (l. Konta) • Opened 2019 season at Brisbane, reaching QF (l. • Miami defense ended in 3r (l. Maria) eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova, then fell 1r the following • Fell in 2r to No.109 and qualifier Voegele at Indian week at Sydney (l. Giorgi) Wells (following a 1r bye) • Made R16 at Acapulco (l. No.172 Haddad Maia) CAREER MILESTONES • Posted R16 showing at Australian Open (l. Pavly- uchenkova) • Return to form and fitness in 2018 was marked by • Opened 2019 season at Brisbane, fell 1r (l. Konta) first career Top 50 finish, at No.46, and second and before suffering 2r exit at Sydney (l. Putinseva after third WTA singles finals at Rabat (l. Mertens) and leading 6-3 5-3) Seoul (l. Bertens) • Elsewhere in 2018, at Monterrey, made first WTA QF appearance since 2015 (Tokyo [Japan Open]) before CAREER MILESTONES falling to the eventual champion, Muguruza. Reached three other QFs last season, at Mallorca, San Jose • Posted best year-end finish at No.6 in 2018; reached and Hiroshima career-high No.3 ranking on July 16, 2018 • Opened 2016 season at Brisbane and Australian • Season highlights in 2018 were lifting first Pre- Open, but thereafter underwent shoulder surgery and mier-Mandatory title at Miami - subsequently made was off tour until 2017 Acapulco (early March) Top 10 debut at No.9 - and R-Up finishes at Roland • Finished 2016 season at No.930 Garros, WTA Finals and Montréal • Advanced to 2r at comeback event at 2017 Acapul- • Won her maiden Grand Slam title at 2017 US Open, co, defeating Bouchard in 1r – her first main draw d. Keys 6-3 6-0 to become the fifth unseeded player win since September 2015 at Tokyo [Japan Open] – to win a major in the Open Era before retiring vs. Flipkens in 2r (w/shoulder injury) SLOANE AJLA STEPHENS VS TOMLJANOVIC

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Only • Improved ranking back to No.151 by end of 2017 returned to action at 2017 Wimbledon (1r) following season, helped by 3r run at Miami (l. Safarova) and 11 months on sidelines w/foot injury, had surgery in 2r efforts at US Open (l. Krunic) and Linz (l. Bu- January zarnescu) • After 1r loss at Washington DC, went 15-2 through • On ITF Circuit, finished R-Up in final tournament of US Open, also making back-to-back SFs at Toronto 2017 at $100k ITF/Dubai-UAE (l. Bencic) in Decem- and Cincinnati ber and also reached finals at $60k ITF/Sacramento • Before 2017 Wimbledon last match at Rio Olympics (l. Anisimova), CA-USA and $80k Waco, TX-USA (l. • Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and Townsend) Premier-level Charleston. Won maiden singles title in • Made first WTA final of career in 2015, finishing R-Up first final contested at 2015 Washington, DC at Pattaya City (l. Hantuchova in 3s) – previously, • At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 had never been past the QF at any WTA event in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, • Reached first Premier-level QF of career in 2015, at reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the Stanford (l. No.11 Ka.Pliskova). Other notable results only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012 in 2015 were SF run at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. even- • Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013 and went tual champion Wickmayer) and QF at Strasbourg (l. on to win a career-best 39 matches that season eventual champion Stosur) • First WTA qualifying at 2008 Miami. First WTA main • Improved ranking from No.453 to No.78 in 2013 sea- draw at 2010 Indian Wells (as qualifier, No.747, fell son – biggest jump of any player in Top 100 2r, l. Zvonareva) • Made pro debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in 2007. WTA main draw debut came at 2009 Indian Wells (as WC, l. 1r) GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Owns five wins over Top 20 opponents: No.9 Sabak- lenka (2019 Miami), No.13 Vesnina (2017 Miami), • Enjoyed fairytale run at 2017 US Open, lifting maiden No.18 Keys (2015 Stanford), No.16 Jankovic (2015 Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows (d. Keys in Brisbane) and No.3 A.Radwanska (2014 Roland F). At No.83, is second-lowest ranked Grand Slam Garros) champion (since inception of computer rankings • As a junior, achieved career-high ranking of No.4 in in 1975) and 14th unseeded player to advance to singles and No.4 in doubles. Member of Croatia’s a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only fifth victorious junior Fed Cup team in 2009 unseeded champion • Also R-Up at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Halep) • Prior to 2017 US Open triumph, best result across all GRAND SLAM HISTORY majors was reaching SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. S.Williams in QF, l. eventual champion Azarenka) • 2019 Australian Open marked 18th Grand Slam main • Also just the second American (after Davenport) to draw appearance. Made debut at 2013 Wimbledon beat both Williams sisters in Grand Slam match play (as qualifier, l. Bojanovski) • Advanced to SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. Halep, • Best Grand Slam result to date was R16 run at 2014 Mladenovic and S.Williams en route) and QF at 2013 Roland Garros (d. No.32 seed Vesnina in 2r and Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Bartoli) No.3 seed A.Radwanska in 3r, l. Suárez Navarro) • Has also reached 2r at Australian Open twice, in 2014 (l. Stephens) and 2015 (l. Lepchenko), at Wim- PERSONAL bledon in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska) and at US Open in 2013 (as qualifier, l. Cornet), 2017 (l. Krunic) and • Mother is Sybil Smith a former collegiate swimmer 2018 (l. Siniakova) at Boston University and late father, John Stephens, was an NFL player in 1980s and 1990s; brother is Shawn Farrell PERSONAL • Aged 11, relocated from Fresno to Boca Raton, • Fitness trainer is father Ratko Tomljanovic Florida, where she began training at the Evert Tennis • Started playing tennis at age 7 (introduced by sister) Academy before moving to Nick Saviano High Per- • Announced in 2014 she would switch nationalities formance Tennis Academy from Croatia to Australia (first at 2014 US Open) • Formerly coached by Kamau Murray (started working • Moved to Brisbane in November 2014 with Australian together in January 2016). Worked with Nick Saviano residency; parted ways with coach David Taylor in in 2015 June 2015

MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[3] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #10) vs. MONICA PUIG (PUR #63)

Head to Head: First meeting

ARYNA SABALENKA MONICA PUIG 10 WTA RANKING 63 14 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 131 05-05-1998 (20) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 27-09-1993 (25) $950,368 YTD PRIZE MONEY $119,523 $3,099,307 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,940,062 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 3 0 / 2 2 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 1-0 6-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 15-6 / 73-36 8-6 / 131-124 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 4-2 / 28-14 3-1 / 41-43 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 16-13 1-2 / 26-31 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 5-5 5-0 / 31-25 0-2 / 6-7 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 10-9 0-0 / 3-3 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 5-6 0-3 / 8-8 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-11 0-3 / 16-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 17-36 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston R16

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R2 A. SABALENKA d. K. KOZLOVA 3-6,6-3,6-3 116 mins R2 M. PUIG d. S. KENIN 6-4,6-4 90 mins

R1 BYE - R1 M. PUIG d. S. ERRANI 6-0,6-1 56 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

MONICA PUIG 2017 R2 L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-0 6-7(3) 6-2

2016 R16 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #34) 1-6 6-2 7-6(4)

2013 R2 L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-2 5-7 6-3

2011 R1 L - JIE ZHENG (CHN #52) 3-6 7-6(10) 7-5

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• Making debut appearance at Charleston as the No.3 • Making fifth appearance at Charleston seed, her joint-highest seeding at a Premier-level • Has reached R16 for the second time, having previ- tournament or above (also No.3 at 2018 Zhuhai) ously reached this stage in 2016 (l. Begu) • Sole Belarusian in field. Best run by one of her com- • Dropped just one game in 1r on Monday against patriots in Charleston was a R-Up finish from Zvere- Errani in 56mins va in 1989 (l. Graf in F) and 1994 (l. Martinez in F) • Defeated No.36 seed Kenin in 2r to score best win- • Following 1r bye, defeated qualifier Kozlova in 2r, im- by-ranking since knocking out then-No.2 Wozniacki proving record against qualifiers this season to 4-0, at 2018 Wuhan also d. Kalinskaya (Australian Open), Alexandrova • Has notched back-to-back main draw wins for the (St. Petersburg) and Jorovic (Dubai) first time since QF run at 2018 Wuhan in October (as • Including 2r win over Kozlova, is now 3-0 in three- qualifier, l. Q.Wang) set matches when losing the first set in 2019, having • Faces No.10 Sabalenka today for a spot in QF. battled back twice en route to Shenzhen title against Holds six career wins over Top 10 players, including Maria in 1r and Riske in F over No.5 Errani (2013 Wimbledon), No.4 Muguruza • Faces No.63 Puig today in their career first meeting. and No.2 Kerber (both at 2016 Rio Olympics), No.2 Has lost to a player ranked outside the Top 50 just Wozniacki (2018 Miami), No.6 Garcia (2018 New once this season, against No.87 Anisimova (Austra- Haven) and No.2 Wozniacki (2018 Wuhan) lian Open 3r) • Owns 2-1 career record against Belarusian players in • Went 4-5 on clay in 2018 - all wins came within R-Up main draw play, having defeated Govortsova (2016 showing at Lugano (l. Mertens in F) Roland Garros) and Sasnovich (2018 New Haven). • Playing this week as the World No.10 - her eighth Sole loss came against Azarenka (2016 Miami) consecutive week inside the Top 10. By contrast, 12 months ago was No.60 SEASON SEASON • Coming off 1r exit at Miami (l. X.Wang) and 2r show- • Coming off 2r exit at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Toml- ing at Indian Wells (l. Kontaveit) janovic) after R16 run at Indian Wells (l. Kerber) • Fell 2r in Acapulco (l. eventual champion Y.Wang via. • Completed the ‘Sunshine Double’ by sweeping ret) back-to-back doubles titles at Indian Wells and Miami • Represented Puerto Rico in Fed Cup Americas Zone (both w/Mertens); now 2-1 in doubles finals Group II (posted 3-0 record in singles) • Fell in R16 at Dubai (l. eventual champion Bencic) • Suffered 1r exit at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenko- • Won both singles rubbers (d. Petkovic and Siege- va) mund) during ’ Fed Cup World Group I win • Opened 2019 season with 2r exit at Auckland (l. over in February Hsieh). Came through qualifying in Sydney, then fell • Made SF at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion 1r to Kontaveit Bertens); rose to career-high No.9 in the rankings following run in Russia (February 4, 2019) • Suffered 3r exit at Australian Open (l. Anisimova); CAREER MILESTONES made Top 10 debut after tournament (January 28) • Followed up Shenzhen title with opening match loss • Ended 2018 ranked No.53 – sixth consecutive Top at Sydney (l. Kvitova) 100 finish. Season highlight was SF showing at New • Opened 2019 season by lifting third title of career at Haven (ret. vs. Suárez Navarro w/left abdominal Shenzhen (d. Riske in F) injury) – her only SF of 2018. Also made QF runs at Monterrey (l. eventual R-Up Babos), Québec City (l. Kenin) and Wuhan (l. Qiang Wang) CAREER MILESTONES • Posted R16 showing at 2018 Miami (l. Collins) Scored fourth Top 5 win of career over No.2 Wozni- • Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2018, lifting two acki in 2r; other wins came against No.5 Errani (2013 titles, at New Haven (d. Suárez Navarro in F) and Wimbledon), and No.4 Muguruza and No.2 Kerber Wuhan (d. Kontaveit in F), winning 46 matches and (both at 2016 Rio Olympics) finishing at No.11 in the rankings • R-Up finish at 2017 Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft); was • Also in 2018, was R-Up at Lugano (l. Mertens) and first final since winning the 2016 Rio Olympics. Also Eastbourne (l. Wozniacki), made SF at Cincinnati, posted SF run at Doha (l. eventual R-Up Wozniacki) reached five QFs and produced a career-best Grand and made QF at Acapulco (l. McHale) Slam run to R16 at US Open ARYNA MONICA SABALENKA VS PUIG

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• Posted first Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending • Finished 2016 season with QF run at Internation- year at No.78. Season highlight was reaching first al-level Tianjin (l. Kovinic); reached at least QF on tour-level final at Tianjin (l. Sharapova) and amking eight occasions during the year – also Sydney (R-Up; SF run at Tashkent (l. Babos) l. Kuznetsova in first final at Premier level), Prague • Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2017 Wim- (QF, l. Kuznetsova), Nottingham (SF, l. Ka.Pliskova), bledon, falling in 2r (as qualifier, l. Witthoeft), and Eastbourne (SF, as qualifier, l. Cibulkova), Florianop- WTA main draw debut at 2017 Dubai (as qualifier, l. olis (SF, l. Begu), Rio Olympics (Won, d. Kerber in F) Ka.Bondarenko) and Tokyo [PPO] (QF, l. A.Radwanska) • Member of Belarus Fed Cup Team that advanced to • Made Top 30 debut the week of September 26, 2016 competition final in 2017 – went 1-1 in singles and after QF run at Tokyo [PPO], posting career-high 0-1 in doubles as side lost to USA ranking of No.27 • Scored first Top 20 win of career with defeat of No.13 • Made history at Rio Olympics in August, winning Stephens during 2017 Fed Cup final in Minsk Puerto Rico’s first ever Gold medal. Posted two Top • Rounded out season by lifting WTA 125k Series title 5 wins en route, over No.4 Muguruza (R16) and No.2 at Mumbai (d. Jakupovic) Kerber (F) • In 2016 rose nearly 400 places in the rankings, end- • Best results in Grand Slam play in 2016 were 3r ing year at No.155. Won on ITF Circuit at $50k ITF/ efforts at Australian Open (saved five match points Tianjin-CHN and $50kITF/Toyota-JPN during 2r win vs. Kr.Pliskova, in addition to the Czech • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2016 Rabat serving a WTA-record 31 aces in the match – beat- • On ITF Circuit has won five singles titles and one ing Lisicki’s 27 vs. Bencic at 2015 Birmingham) and doubles title Roland Garros (l. Keys) • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2012 at $25k ITF/ • Owns 2-2 record in singles finals, having won 2014 Minsk-BLR Strasbourg (d. Soler-Espinosa in F) and 2016 Olympics (d. Kerber in F), and finished as R-Up at 2016 Sydney (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova) and 2017 GRAND SLAM HISTORY Luxembourg (l. Wittheoft) • First player representing Puerto Rico to win a WTA • 2019 Australian Open marked sixth career main draw singles title; Brandi and Fernández, both born in appearance at a Grand Slam, where she reached 3r Puerto Rico, won titles while playing under USA flag • Advanced to R16 for first time at 2018 US Open (l. • In her fourth career tour-level main draw appearance eventual champion Osaka in 3s) (2013 Brisbane), defeated Rogowska in opening • Only previous Grand Slam win came during 2r show- match, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico ing on Grand Slam debut at 2017 Wimbledon (as to win a main draw match since 2006 Charleston qualifier, d. Khromacheva, l.Witthoeft) (Kristina Brandi) • Made 1r exit on next three major appearances, at • Won inaugural Rising Stars Invitational as part of 2018 Australian Open (l. Barty), 2018 Roland Garros WTA Finals in Singapore in 2014 (d. S.Zheng in F) (l. Bertens) and 2018Wimbledon (l. Buzarnescu) • Also fell in qualifying at 2016 and 2017 US Opens, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 Roland Garros • Was No.26 seed at 2018 US Open– first Grand Slam GRAND SLAM HISTORY seeding of her career • 2019 Australian Open marked 23rd Grand Slam main draw appearance PERSONAL • Best result at the majors came with R16 run at 2013 Wimbledon (l. Stephens) • Coached by former ATP player Dmitry Tursunov • Made 3r at Australian Open in 2016 (l. A.Radwanska) • Since their partnership formed this summer, the and at Roland Garros in 2013 (l. Suárez Navarro) pairing has scored the best win-by-ranking of her and 2016 (l. Keys) career over No.2 Wozniacki enroute to a R16 finish • On Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros, be- in Montréal. Then in Cincinnati, the Belarusian came first woman representing Puerto Rico to reach dropped three consecutive seeds (No.9 Ka.Pliskova, 3r at a Grand Slam in the Open Era (Kristina Brandi’s No.6 Garcia and No.13 Keys) en route to SF, before best results at Grand Slams were representing USA) capturing her first career titles at New Haven, Wuhan • At US Open, best results are 2r runs in 2014 (l. Pet- and Shenzhen kovic) and 2018 (l. Garcia) • Started playing aged six • Advanced to the final of two junior Grand Slams: • Prefers playing on hard courts 2011 Australian Open and 2011 Roland Garros ARYNA MONICA SABALENKA VS PUIG

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• Coached by Kamau Murray • Was Named Best Female Athlete of the 2016 Rio Olympics by Association of National Olympics Com- mittees (ANOC); award was presented in Doha last November • During 2016 off-season, hosted a charity exhibition match against Sharapova in Puerto Rico in Decem- ber VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - DAY 3 MATCH-UPS JESSICA PEGULA (USA #81) vs. [4] (LAT #12) First meeting Pegula owns one career win over a Top 20 opponent... Sevastova has made QF or better in Charleston on past two visits... Pegula currently sitting at a career-high ranking

[3] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #10) vs. [Q] KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #99) Sabalenka leads 1-0 Sabalenka won their only previous encounter in three sets at Tashkent in 2017... Kozlova came through qualifying to reach third round recently at Indian Wells... Sabalenka bidding for 15th win of the season [10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. [WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #NR) Ostapenko leads 1-0 Ostapenko won pair’s one career meeting on clay at 2017 Rome... Rogers’s first-round win over Rodina was first match on tour after a year out with a knee injury...Ostapenko was runner-up here in 2017 [5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104) Wozniacki leads 1-0 Wozniacki triumphed when the two met in the first week of the season at Auckland... Siegemund made SF here in 2017... Wozniacki one of five former champions in starting field TATJANA MARIA (GER #59) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18) Keys leads 2-0 Keys has won both encounters against Maria in straight sets... Maria owns six Top 20 wins in her career... Keys was a finalist here in 2015 and held match point against eventual champion Bertens in SF last year QUEEN OF THE SOUTH YOUNG GUNS

Caroline Wozniacki is bidding for her 16th match win in Aryna Sabalenka is one of eight title winners in 2019 Charleston today when she takes on Laura Siegemund. aged 23 or under. Given that two of the past three Charleston champions - Sloane Stephens and Daria No one in this year’s draw has won more matches here Kasatkina - have been also been under this age threshold than the Dane: the trend could well continue this week.

PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN %

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 15 4 .789

ANDREA PETKOVIC 13 4 .765

SABINE LISICKI 13 6 .684

MADISON KEYS 11 6 .647

SARA ERRANI 11 7 .611

KIKI BERTENS 9 2 .818

LAURA SIEGEMUND 9 4 .692

JULIA GOERGES 9 5 .643 MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

JESSICA PEGULA (USA #81) vs. [4] ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA (LAT #12)

Head to Head: First meeting

JESSICA PEGULA ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA 81 WTA RANKING 12 50 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 31 24-02-1994 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 13-04-1990 (28) $67,923 YTD PRIZE MONEY $363,000 $582,161 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $6,419,943 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 3-2 6-5 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 15-17 9-7 / 156-121 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 5-7 2-4 / 49-39 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 8-5 1-1 / 33-32 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 3-3 0-0 / 52-33 1-0 / 2-0 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 8-8 0-0 / 0-1 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 3-11 0-0 / 0-1 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 9-20 0-0 / 1-3 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 17-39 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R1 J. PEGULA d. I. KHROMACHEVA 1-6,7-6(4),6-1 109 mins R1 BYE -

CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

JESSICA PEGULA ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA 2018 2018 R2-Q L - VERA LAPKO (BLR #132) 7-5 6-4 SF L - JULIA GOERGES (GER #13) 7-6(5) 6-3

2016 2017 R1-Q L - SARA SORRIBES TORMO (ESP #168) 2-6 6-1 7-5 QF L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #37) 6-2 6-4

2015 2016 R1 L - (USA #137) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) R1 L - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #121) 4-6 6-4 6-1 2013 2010 R16 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #18) 6-0 6-4 R1 L - (SWE #71) 6-1 6-2 2012 2009 R1-Q L - (KAZ #150) 6-4 6-0 R2 L - (FRA #13) 6-1 6-3 2011 R1-Q L - TATJANA MARIA (GER #142) 6-3 5-7 6-1 Insights Follow WTA on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WTA Facebook: www.facebook.com/WTA YouTube: www.youtube.com/WTA from JESSICA ANASTASIJA PEGULA VS SEVASTOVA

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• Making third main draw appearance at Volvo Car • Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open Open (seventh overall) • Achieved best result at Charleston by reaching SF • Best performance here came in 2013 when she last year (d. No.18 Barty, l. Goerges) defeated Muguruza and No.8 seed Barthel before • Previous best result here was QF run in 2017 (l. losing to No.9 seed Jankovic in R16 Siegemund) • Last year here she fell in qualifying • One of two Latvians in 2r action here (also Ostapen- • Faces No.4 seed Sevastova in the 2r today; bidding ko who faces Rogers) for second career victory over a Top 20 opponent • After 1r bye, faces Pegula in 2r; owns 7-3 career having previously upset No.14 Stosur at 2016 Wash- record in matches following byes, most recent loss ington DC coming against Begu at 2017 Moscow • Looking to win back-to-back main draw WTA • Has lost twice to players outside Top 50 in 2019: matches for the first time since 2018 Quebec City (l. No.192 Bacsinszky at Sydney and No.95 Blinkova at Parmentier in F) Doha • Defeated Khromacheva in 3s in the 1r - came within • Owns 2-4 record in three-set matches in 2019. Last three points of defeat on two occasions in second set year won 17 matches that went the distance - only • Playing here on a career high ranking of No.81, Sabalenka (21) posted more having qualified for Miami for the first time (l. Konta in 1r). This time last year was ranked No.415 • One of eight Americans in 2r from the 14 to start in SEASON the draw. The last American to win the title here was Stephens in 2016 • Coming off 3r showings at Indian Wells (l. ret. w/viral illness vs. Kontaveit) and Miami (l. Putintseva) • Fell 1r at Doha (l. Blinkova) and Dubai (l. Hsieh) SEASON • Won both singles rubbers (d. Schmiedlova and Sramkova) as Latvia celebrated contesting their • As a qualifier lost to Konta in 1r at Miami 100th Fed Cup tie by reaching World Group play-offs • Due to performances at the Oracle Series Challenger for the first time in their history with a 4-0 win over events received a wildcard into Indian Wells where Slovakia in February she lost to Tsurenko in 2r • Matched her best result at Australian Open by reach- • Fell R16 at WTA 125k Series event in Indian Wells (l. ing R16 (l. eventual champion Osaka) Sorribes Tormo) • Opened 2019 season with QF run at Brisbane (l. • Reached back-to-back finals at WTA 125k Series Osaka) before suffering 1r exit in Sydney (l. Bac- event in Newport Beach (l. Andreescu in 3s) and sinszky) $100k ITF/Midland MI-USA (l. McNally) CAREER MILESTONES

CAREER MILESTONES • Recorded second Top 20 season in 2018, finishing No.11 and posted a career-high number of wins (43) • In 2018 climbed from No.624 in January to record • Captured third title of her career on clay in Bucharest best year-end finish of career at No.125 (d. Martic in F) and reached first Premier Mandatory • Highlights of 2018 included finishing runner-up as a final at Beijing (l. Wozniacki in F); now 3-4 in singles qualifier at Quebec City (l. Parmentier in F), record- finals ing SF finish at WTA $125k event in Houston (l. • Also R-Up at Mallorca (l. Maria) and made SF at US S.Peng) and reaching QF or better at 10 ITF events Open (l. S.Williams), Brisbane, Charleston and Mos- • Won doubles title with Manasse at WTA $125k event cow [Kremlin Cup]. Was the second of two singles in Houston (d. Krawczyk/Olmos in F). Also won two alternates for WTA Finals in Singapore and fell in ITF doubles titles and finished runner-up at two more round robin stage at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai • Did not play between January and August 2017 • Flushing Meadows run saw her became the first after undergoing hip surgery. Primarily played at ITF Latvian woman to reach SF there, upsetting No.7 events for the rest of the year, winning two doubles Svitolina and No.3 Stephens en route. Defeat of No.3 titles with Townsend Stephens was joint-best win rankings-wise (also d. No.3 Muguruza at 2016 US Open and No.3 Ka.Plis- kova at 2017 Madrid)

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• Played a mixture of WTA and ITF events in 2016 • Achieved first Top 20 season in 2017, finishing at with highlight coming at Washington DC, where she No.16 and recording a then-career-high number of defeated No.14 Stosur on her way to a SF finish (l. wins (37) and winning percentage (.607), improving Davis). Victory over Stosur is best win of her career on her previous records set back in 2010 rankings-wise • Captured second career singles title and first in sev- • Ended 2015 at No.151, up from No.775 in 2014 (only en years at 2017 Mallorca (d. Goerges in F) played one event in 2014 after undergoing knee • Earned nearly half of career prize money in 2017 surgery) after reaching US Open QF for second consecutive • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra year and advancing to SF of WTA Elite Trophy Zhu- Beach and WTA main draw debut at 2012 Indian hai (l. eventual champion Goerges) Wells • In 2016, played first full season since 2012, reaching two singles finals at Mallorca (l. Garcia) and Bucha- rest (l. Halep), as well as first Grand Slam QF of GRAND SLAM HISTORY career at US Open • Retired from professional tennis in May 2013 due to • Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at 2015 US various injuries – mostly muscular and back-related Open, losing to Cibulkova in 2r – but returned to competition at ITF level in January • Also qualified for US Open in 2016, losing to No.4 2015 after body had fully healed Radwanska in the 1r • During break from tennis studied leisure manage- • Has yet to play in the main draw at the Australian ment Open, Roland Garros or Wimbledon having failed to • Prior to break from tennis, won first singles title at qualify on all attempts 2010 Oeiras – becoming first Latvian to win a WTA title in 17 years (since Savchenko at Schenectady in 1993) • Made Top 100 debut on July 13, 2009, Top 50 debut PERSONAL on October 11, 2010 and Top 20 debut on May 15, 2017 • Introduced to tennis by family aged seven • Played first WTA event at 2007 Istanbul; made Slam • Father owns Buffalo Bills NFL and Buffalo Sabres main draw debut as qualifier at 2009 Roland Garros NHL teams • On ITF Circuit, has 13 singles and four doubles titles • Tennis idol was Martina Hingis • Member of Latvian Fed Cup Team 2005-06, 2008-10, • Coached by Jessie Levine 2018-19

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• Became the first Latvian woman to reach a US Open SF in 2018. Across all majors, the only other Latvian woman to reach this stage is Ostapenko (2017 Ro- land Garros – WON; 2018 Wimbledon – SF) • Fell at QF stage on two occasions, at US Open in 2016 (l. Wozniacki) and 2017 (l. Stephens) • In 2016, became first Latvian woman to reach a Grand Slam QF since Savchenko at 1994 Wimble- don (since joined by Ostapenko) • Best result elsewhere is reaching R16 at 2011 Australian Open (l. Wozniacki), before her two-year absence from the game • Made 3r at 2017 Roland Garros; this was the first time a Latvian woman reached 3r in the Open Era (also eventual champion Ostapenko). Latvian-born Larisa Savchenko advanced to 3r in 1984 and 1989 whilst representing the USSR • Has won just one match in five visits to Wimbledon, reaching 2r in 2017 JESSICA ANASTASIJA PEGULA VS SEVASTOVA

PERSONAL

• Trains and resides in Liepaja, Latvia and coached by Ronald Schmidt • Mother is Diana Golovanova (English teacher) • Started playing at age six, introduced to the sport by her grandmother, played for fun until she was 15 • Speaks Latvian, English, Russian, German • Other sports interests are soccer and jet skiing

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[3] ARYNA SABALENKA (BLR #10) vs. [Q] KATERYNA KOZLOVA (UKR #99)

Head to Head: ARYNA SABALENKA leads 1-0

2017 TASHKENT HARD O QF ARYNA SABALENKA 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 128 mins

ARYNA SABALENKA KATERYNA KOZLOVA 10 WTA RANKING 99 14 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 72 05-05-1998 (20) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 20-02-1994 (25) $950,368 YTD PRIZE MONEY $126,096 $3,099,307 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,181,374 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 0-0 1-0 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 14-6 / 72-36 6-6 / 43-59 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 27-14 2-3 / 8-21 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 16-13 0-2 / 11-14 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 4-5 1-0 / 9-11 0-2 / 6-7 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 2-2 0-0 / 3-3 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-2 0-3 / 8-8 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-5 0-3 / 16-13 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-10 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R1 BYE - R1 K. KOZLOVA d. K. PLISKOVA 7-5,6-4 85 mins

R2-Q K. KOZLOVA d. N. MELICHAR 6-1,6-3 57 mins

R1-Q K. KOZLOVA d. J. JEBAWY 6-1,6-1 46 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

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• Making debut appearance at the Volvo Car Open as • Making debut appearance at Charleston, overcoming the No.3 seed this week, her joint-highest seeding at two rounds of qualifying to enter main draw a Premier-level tournament or above (also No.3 at • Both qualifying matches lasted under 60min, drop- 2018 Zhuhai) ping a total of six games between the two • Sole Belarusian in field. Best run by one of her com- • Was second time she has won through qualifying in patriots in Charleston was a R-Up finish from Zvere- 2019, having also done so during 3r run at Indian va in 1989 (l. Graf in F) and 1994 (l. Martinez in F) Wells (also played Hobart main draw as a LL) • Following 1r bye, faces qualifier Kozlova today in • Defeated Kr.Pliskova in 1r on Tuesday for her fifth 2r; has 3-1 career record in matches following bye, Top 100 main draw win of 2019, having also defeat- losing most recent of these against Tomljanovic last ed No.69 Larsson and No.95 Brengle (both at Bu- month in Miami dapest), and No.34 Sasnovich and No.42 Siniakova • Holds a perfect 3-0 record against qualifiers this sea- (both at Indian Wells) son - d. Kalinskaya (Australian Open), Alexandrova • One of three qualifiers to reach 2r (also Davis and (St. Petersburg) and Jorovic (Dubai) Trevisan). Best result by a qualifier here was Vesni- • Went 4-5 on clay in 2018 - all wins came within R-Up na’s R-Up finish in 2016 showing at Lugano (l. Mertens in F) • Faces No.10 Sabalenka today. Owns a 1-5 career re- • Enters 2019 Charleston with 14 wins to her name. cord vs. Top 10 opponents, with sole victory coming Only Ka.Pliskova (21), Andreescu (20), Kvitova (20), over then-No.5 Ostapenko at 2018 Roland Garros Barty (18), Bencic (18), Halep (16), Bertens (15) and • Aiming to score back-to-back main draw wins for the Kenin (15) have more third time this season, having done so at Budapest • Playing this week as the World No.10 - her eighth (d. Larsson and Brengle, l. Van Uytvanck) and at consecutive week inside the Top 10. By contrast, 12 Indian Wells (d. Siniakova and Sasnovich, l. Halep). months ago was No.60 In 2018, notched back-to-back main draw wins two times throughout the season - Taipei City (R-Up) and SEASON Tashkent (SF); also reached QF at Guangzhou (via walkover in 2r) • Coming off 2r exit at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Toml- janovic) after R16 run at Indian Wells (l. Kerber) • Completed the ‘Sunshine Double’ by sweeping SEASON back-to-back doubles titles at Indian Wells and Miami (both w/Mertens); now 2-1 in doubles finals • Coming off qualifying exit at Miami and 3r run at • Fell in R16 at Dubai (l. eventual champion Bencic) Indian Wells (as qualifier, l. Halep) • Won both singles rubbers (d. Petkovic and Siege- • Defeated Siniakova in 1r and Sasnovich in 2r at Indi- mund) during Belarus’ Fed Cup World Group I win an Wells to score first main draw victories at a WTA over Germany in February Premier Mandatory tournament • Made SF at St. Petersburg (l. eventual champion • Fell 1r at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells (l. Bertens); rose to career-high No.9 in the rankings Lepchenko) following run in Russia (February 4, 2019) • Reached QF at Budapest (l. eventual champion Van • Suffered 3r exit at Australian Open (l. Anisimova); Uytvanck) made Top 10 debut after tournament (January 28) • Part of Ukraine Fed Cup team which failed to prog- • Followed up Shenzhen title with opening match loss ress from Europe/Africa Zone Group I in February at Sydney (l. Kvitova) (posted 2-3 record in singles and doubles rubbers) • Opened 2019 season by lifting third title of career at • Posted 2r showing at Hua Hin (l. Tomljanovic) Shenzhen (d. Riske in F) • Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Kuzmova) and Hobart (as LL, l. Minnen). Also contested qualifying at Bris- CAREER MILESTONES bane

• Enjoyed breakthrough season in 2018, lifting two titles, at New Haven (d. Suárez Navarro in F) and CAREER MILESTONES Wuhan (d. Kontaveit in F), winning 46 matches and • Ended 2018 at No.99 for third Top 100 finish of ca- finishing at No.11 in the rankings reer (also No.86 in 2017 and No.99 in 2016) • Also in 2018, was R-Up at Lugano (l. Mertens) and • Highlight of 2018 was reaching maiden WTA final at Eastbourne (l. Wozniacki), made SF at Cincinnati, Taipei City (l. Babos). Also made SF at Tashkent (l. reached five QFs and produced a career-best Grand Potapova) and QF at Guangzhou (l. Putintseva) Slam run to R16 at US Open ARYNA KATERYNA SABALENKA VS KOZLOVA

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• Posted first Top 100 season finish in 2017, ending • Played all four majors in the same year for the first year at No.78. Season highlight was reaching first time in 2018. Reached 2r at Roland Garros, upset- tour-level final at Tianjin (l. Sharapova) and amking ting No.5 and defending champion Ostapenko in 1r SF run at Tashkent (l. Babos) • Posted career-high ranking of No.62 on February 19, • Made Grand Slam main draw debut 2017 Wim- 2018 bledon, falling in 2r (as qualifier, l. Witthoeft), and • Tour-level highlights in 2017 were QF run at Bastad WTA main draw debut at 2017 Dubai (as qualifier, l. (as qualifier, l. Wozniacki) and 2r showing at US Ka.Bondarenko) Open (as qualifier, l. Sevastova). Also won titles at • Member of Belarus Fed Cup Team that advanced to WTA 125K Series event in Dalian (d. Zvonareva in F) competition final in 2017 – went 1-1 in singles and and at $60K ITF/Rome-ITA (d. Duque-Mariño in F) 0-1 in doubles as side lost to USA • 2016 season saw her reach her first tour-level SFs, • Scored first Top 20 win of career with defeat of No.13 at Istanbul (l. eventual R-Up Kovinic) and Tashkent Stephens during 2017 Fed Cup final in Minsk (l. eventual champion Kr.Pliskova). Also made QF • Rounded out season by lifting WTA 125k Series title stage at Premier-level St. Petersburg (as qualifier, l. at Mumbai (d. Jakupovic) Ivanovic) and ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. Brengle) • In 2016 rose nearly 400 places in the rankings, end- • Contested 10 WTA main draws in 2015, progressing ing year at No.155. Won on ITF Circuit at $50k ITF/ beyond 1r at four events – Hobart, Dubai, Kuala Tianjin-CHN and $50kITF/Toyota-JPN Lumpur, and Tashkent, where she reached QF (l. • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2016 Rabat Hibino) • On ITF Circuit has won five singles titles and one • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2012 Tashkent and doubles title main draw debut at 2013 Baku (d. Daniildou, l. • Made debut on ITF Circuit in 2012 at $25k ITF/ Voskoboeva) Minsk-BLR • On ITF Circuit, owns five singles and 13 doubles titles • Made professional debut at $10K ITF/Kharkiv-UKR GRAND SLAM HISTORY in 2008 • 2019 Australian Open marked sixth career main draw appearance at a Grand Slam, where she reached 3r • Advanced to R16 for first time at 2018 US Open (l. GRAND SLAM HISTORY eventual champion Osaka in 3s) • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 US • Only previous Grand Slam win came during 2r show- Open, losing to Mattek-Sands in 1r ing on Grand Slam debut at 2017 Wimbledon (as • Only 2r appearances at a major came at 2017 US qualifier, d. Khromacheva, l.Witthoeft) Open (d. Begu, l. Sevastova) and 2018 Roland Gar- • Made 1r exit on next three major appearances, at ros (d. defending champion Ostapenko, l. Siniakova) 2018 Australian Open (l. Barty), 2018 Roland Garros • Upset of Ostapenko in Paris saw Latvian become (l. Bertens) and 2018Wimbledon (l. Buzarnescu) only sixth defending major champion to fall at open- • Also fell in qualifying at 2016 and 2017 US Opens, ing hurdle of title defense, after Graf (1994 Wim- 2017 Australian Open and 2017 Roland Garros bledon), Capriati (2003 Australian Open), Myskina • Was No.26 seed at 2018 US Open– first Grand Slam (2005 Roland Garros), Kuznetsova (2005 US Open) seeding of her career and Kerber (2017 US Open) • Fell 1r at Australian Open (2017-19), Roland Garros PERSONAL (2017), Wimbledon (2016, 2018) and US Open (2015-18) • Coached by former ATP player Dmitry Tursunov • Since their partnership formed this summer, the pairing has scored the best win-by-ranking of her PERSONAL career over No.2 Wozniacki enroute to a R16 finish in Montréal. Then in Cincinnati, the Belarusian • Coached by Jaroslav Levinsky dropped three consecutive seeds (No.9 Ka.Pliskova, • Trains in Moscow; speaks Russian, Ukrainian and No.6 Garcia and No.13 Keys) en route to SF, before English capturing her first career titles at New Haven, Wuhan • Introduced to tennis aged five. Tennis players most and Shenzhen admired are Martina Hingis and Roger Federer • Started playing aged six • If not a tennis player, would have been a psycholo- • Prefers playing on hard courts gist or hip-hop dancer MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. [WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #NR)

Head to Head: JELENA OSTAPENKO leads 1-0

2017 ROME CLAY O R1 JELENA OSTAPENKO 6-3 6-4 86 mins

JELENA OSTAPENKO SHELBY ROGERS 31 WTA RANKING 0 86 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 0 08-06-1997 (21) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 13-10-1992 (26) $215,947 YTD PRIZE MONEY $0 $7,750,431 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,047,640 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 6-1 5-5 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-8 / 97-79 1-0 / 55-65 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 35-27 0-0 / 19-26 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 27-14 0-0 / 20-17 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 22-12 1-0 / 24-19 1-2 / 9-12 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 5-3 0-0 / 5-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-6 0-1 / 8-12 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 2-8 0-2 / 12-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 10-19 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R1 J. OSTAPENKO d. J. LARSSON 6-1,6-4 73 mins R1 S. ROGERS d. E. RODINA 6-4,6-2 69 mins

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CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

JELENA OSTAPENKO SHELBY ROGERS 2017 2017 F L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-3 6-1 QF L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #23) 6-7(7) 6-1 6-1

2016 R1 L - (ESP #80) 6-4 3-6 6-4

2015 R2 L - SARA SORRIBES TORMO (ESP #195) 7-5 6-1

2014 R1 L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #32) 7-5 7-5

2013 R1-Q L - (USA #187) 7-6(4) 6-2

2012 R2-Q L - (ARG #120) 7-5 6-3

2011 R1 L - (USA #110) 3-6 6-2 6-0

2010 R1-Q L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #192) 6-4 3-6 6-1

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• Playing Volvo Car Open for a second time. She was • Making sixth main draw appearance at Charleston an unseeded R-Up on her debut appearance in 2017 (ninth overall) • Upset No.12 Wozniacki in QF, No.23 Lucic-Baroni in • Best result was QF run in 2017 (d. No.11 Keys, Osa- SF during 2017 run - her third career final and first on ka, l. Lucic-Baroni) clay - before falling to Kasatkina in F • Before Monday’s win over Rodina, only other main • Match against Kasatkina in 2017 was first final draw win came during 2r showing in 2015 (d. Sol- between two teenagers on tour since Wickmayer d. er-Espinosa, l. Sorribes Tormo) Kvitova at 2009 Linz • In 1r this year, beat No.68 Rodina - her first match on • One of eight former finalists in starting field – also tour since losing to Dolehide at Indian Wells in March Lisicki (2009 -champion), Wozniacki (2009 - R-Up, 2018 2011 - champion), Petkovic (2014 - champion), Keys • Injured left knee during match against Dolehide at (2015 - R-Up), Stephens (2016 - champion), Bertens 2018 Indian Wells, leading to surgery last summer (2018 - champion) and Goerges (2018 - R-Up) • Faces No.31 Ostapenko in 2r today - bidding to • Hit 27 winners and broke serve four times to defeat register Top 50 win and back-to-back victories for Larsson in 1r on Monday; beat the Swede in 1r en the first time since 2017 US Open (d. Day and No.20 route to most recent title on tour at 2017 Seoul Gavrilova) • Faces Rogers today, bidding to register multiple • One of three wildcards in this year’s draw (also wins at the same tournament for the first time since Lisicki and Navarro, both of whom fell in 1r); best 3r showing at 2018 US Open (d. Petkovic and result by a wildcard here were SF showings from Townsend, l. Sharapova) Harkleroad in 2003 and Dementieva in 2009 • Ranked No.31 entering Charleston, as opposed to • One of 14 Americans in this year’s main draw - the No.5 this time last year same number to have lined-up at the start of the 2018 tournament SEASON • Born in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and currently lives in Charleston. Was a ball girl at the tournament • During ‘Sunshine Double’ made 3r at Indian Wells when she was younger (l. Vondrousova) and 2r at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Vondrousova) • Fell 2r at Doha (l. Svitolina) and 1r at Dubai (l. Brady) CAREER MILESTONES • Won both rubbers during Latvia’s 4-0 Fed Cup World Group II win over Slovakia last weekend • Fell 1r in only two tournaments played in 2018 at • Posted first win of season during 2r showing at St. Australian Open and Indian Wells - injured left knee Petersburg (d. Mladenovic, l. Pavlyuchenkova) in loss to Dolehide at Indian Wells, requiring surgery • Made 1r exits at first three tournaments of the sea- in the summer son Shenzhen (l. Niculescu), Sydney (l. Barty) and • In 2017, posted third Top 100 season and best year- Australian Open (l. Sakkari) end finish of No.59 • Year highlighted by reaching QFs at Charleston, Ho- bart and Strasbourg. Achieved career-high ranking of CAREER MILESTONES No.48 on January 30, 2017 • Played all three ties for USA team which won first • Ended 2018 season at No.22, with season highlight- Fed Cup in 17 years, winning decisive doubles rub- ed by R-Up finish at Miami (l. Stephens). Record in ber (w/Vandeweghe) in final against Belarus singles finals now stands at 2-4 • At 2017 US Open matched her previous best result • Saw off No.9 Kvitova and No.4 Svitolina during Mi- at her home Slam by advancing to 3r (l. Svitolina). In ami run to register multiple Top 10 wins in the same 2r, d. No.25 seed Gavrilova 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-6(5), in a tournament for the first time in her career match that took 3 hours, 33 minutes, setting a record • Elsewhere in 2018, made SF at Wimbledon (l. Ker- for the longest women’s match in US Open history ber) and reached four further QFs • Defeat of No.20-ranked Gavrilova in New York • Won both singles rubbers (d. Makarova and Pavly- marked 10th Top 20 win of career – now 10-19 life- uchenkova in straight sets) to help Latvia beat Rus- time vs. Top 20 opponents. Registered best career sia 3-2. Latvia will play in 2019 Fed Cup World Group win to date came over No.4 Halep in 1r at 2017 II for the first time Australian Open • Enjoyed career-best season in 2017, finishing the • Posted second Top 100 season in 2016, at No.60 – year in the Top 10 for the first time in her career (at up from No.146 in 2015; had dropped from No.72 at No.7); was No.44 at end of 2016 (first Top 50 finish) end of 2014 and No.79 at end of 2015 (first Top 100 finish) JELENA SHELBY OSTAPENKO VS ROGERS

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• Won first tour-level title and maiden Grand Slam • Appeared in two WTA singles finals, at 2016 Rio de trophy at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), where Janeiro (l. Schiavone) and at 2014 Bad Gastein (d. she became the lowest-ranked (No.47), and first No.16 Suárez Navarro and No.14 Errani en route, unseeded, player to lift the trophy in the Open Era l.Petkovic) • Clinched second tour-level title at Seoul in Septem- • One-time doubles runner-up, at 2015 Bogotá (w/ ber (d. Haddad Maia in F) as top seed Falconi) • Seoul title, and subsequent SF runs at Wuhan and • Participated in 2014 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invi- Beijing, helped earn her first-ever qualification at tational in Singapore (along with Diyas, Puig and WTA Finals, where she went 1-2 in the group stage – Zheng) d. Ka.Pliskova; l. V.Williams and Muguruza • Made Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014 • Advanced to third career singles final at 2017 • Won first WTA level match at 2013 Strasbourg (d. Charleston in April, falling to then fellow 19-year-old Domachowska) Kasatkina; was the first all-teenage final on tour since • Winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles on 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d. Kvitova) ITF Circuit, where she made professional debut in • Upset Muguruza in QF at 2017 Beijing to register first United States in 2009, at age 16 win over a reigning World No.1 • Following run to 3r at 2017 US Open (l. Kasatkina), made her Top 10 debut at No.10 on September 11, 2017 GRAND SLAM HISTORY • In doubles, won first and second career titles in 2017, at St. Petersburg (w/Rosolska) and Stuttgart • 2018 Australian Open marked 17th - and most recent (w/Atawo) - Grand Slam main draw appearance • 2016 season highlight and breakthrough result was • Achieved best Grand Slam result to date when she reaching final at Premier 5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) advanced to QF at 2016 Roland Garros (d. seeds • Reached first WTA final of career at 2015 Québec Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Begu en route; l. eventual City (l. Beck) champion Muguruza); backed up by advancing to 3r • Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from in 2017 (l. Mladenovic, 8-6 in third set) No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was sec- • Became ninth player ranked outside of the Top 100 ond-highest year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina (No.108) to make it to the last eight in Paris since who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots) 1983 (Pironkova, No.102, became the 10th at the • Began playing ITF Circuit events in 2012 same tournament); ranking rose from No.108 to No.59 following 2016 Roland Garros run • Also reached 3r at US Open in 2015 and 2017, and GRAND SLAM HISTORY Wimbledon in 2017. At the Australian Open best result is reaching 2r in 2017 • Champion at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), be- • Made Grand Slam and tour-level main draw debut as coming first woman to win her first tour-level title at a a wildcard at 2010 US Open – thereafter, did not con- Grand Slam since Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian test main draw at a major until 2013 Roland Garros Open (d. Walsh in F) • Is one of seven players born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 PERSONAL Wimbledon, Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros and 2017 Wimbledon, Stephens at 2017 US Open, • Tennis idol growing up was Wozniacki at 2018 Australian Open, Halep at 2018 • Followed older sister Sabra into tennis Roland Garros and Osaka at 2018 US Open and • Currently completing an English degree by corre- 2019 Australian Open) spondence at Indiana University East • Improved upon her 2017 result by reaching the SF • Coached by Marc Lucero of Wimbledon in 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber) becoming the first woman representing Latvia to reach SF at Wimbledon • Best result to date at Australian Open and US Open is reaching 3r in 2017 and 2018 • Fell in 1r at all four majors in 2016, however, reached mixed doubles SF at 2016 Wimbledon (w/Marach, l. eventual champions Kontinen/Watson JELENA SHELBY OSTAPENKO VS ROGERS

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• Mother, Jelena Jakovleva, serves as her current coach • Father is Jevgenijs, half-brother is Maksim Ostapen- ko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there) • Previously coached by David Taylor and Glen Schaap • Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis – watched Gulbis’ QF match at Roland Garros from his box in 2014 • Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years

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[5] CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #13) vs. LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104)

Head to Head: CAROLINE WOZNIACKI leads 1-0

2019 AUCKLAND HARD O R1 CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-3 6-2 81 mins

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI LAURA SIEGEMUND 13 WTA RANKING 104 54 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 110 11-07-1990 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 04-03-1988 (31) $244,102 YTD PRIZE MONEY $126,769 $33,736,515 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,963,956 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 30 0 / 2 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 4 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 15-4 9-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 5-4 / 578-243 2-7 / 58-59 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-3 / 148-82 1-1 / 20-21 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 91-79 0-2 / 10-20 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 104-52 1-0 / 42-25 0-0 / 58-28 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 1-4 0-0 / 21-37 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 3-5 0-0 / 61-67 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 9-9 0-0 / 132-106 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 12-16 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

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R1 BYE - R1 L. SIEGEMUND d. . 7-5,6-4 113 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI LAURA SIEGEMUND 2017 2018 QF L - JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #66) 6-2 6-4 R2 L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #21) 6-3 7-6(8)

2013 2017 QF L - STEFANIE VOEGELE (SUI #63) 3-6 6-4 6-3 SF L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 3-6 6-2 6-1

2011 2016 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #56) 6-2 6-3 QF L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 7-5 6-4 2010 2015 SF L - VERA ZVONAREVA (RUS #22) 5-2 R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #36) 6-2 7-6(5) 2009 F L - SABINE LISICKI (GER #63) 6-2 6-4

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• Making sixth appearance at Volvo Car Open. Cham- • Making fifth appearance at Volvo Car Open pion here in 2011 (d. Vesnina in F) and R-Up on • Best result was making SF in 2017 (d. No.10 V.Wil- event debut in 2009 (l. Lisicki in F) liams in 2r, l. eventual champion Kasatkina) • Also made SF in 2010 (l. Zvonareva), QF in 2013 (l. • Also made QF - her first at a Premier-level tourna- Voegele) and in 2017 (l. Ostapenko) ment - here in 2016 (l. eventual R-Up Vesnina) • Owns two Top 10 wins in Charleston, over No.3 De- • In 1r, saw off No.565 Navarro on Tuesday to register mentieva in 2009 and No.8 Jankovic in 2011 first tour-level win since beating Azarenka at Austra- • Entering 2r match against Siegemund today, owns lian Open in January impressive 15-4 record here at Volvo Car Open - the • Faces No.13 Wozniacki in 2r; bidding for first Top 20 most wins of any player in this year’s field (see cover win since beating Kasatkina via ret. at 2018 Beijing sheet) • Looking to score back-to-back tour-level wins for first • As one of the Top 8 seeds, enjoyed 1r bye; has lost time since QF run at 2018 Moscow [River Cup] (d. four of her past six matches immediately following Cornet and Kozlova, l. Zidansek) byes, most recently against Alexandrova last month • Owns fine career record on clay; nine of the 11 occa- at Indian Wells sions she has made QF or better at a WTA tourna- • Enters Charleston ranked No.13 – lowest ranking ment have come on clay, including two career titles since March 20, 2017 (No.14) at 2016 Bastad and 2017 Stuttgart • One of five previous champions to begin 2019 Charleston main draw – also Lisicki (2009), Petkovic (2014), Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) SEASON • Charleston marks only fifth event of season, having • Coming off 1r exits at Miami (as qualifier, l. Peter- been forced to miss both Doha and Dubai during son), Indian Wells (l. Vondrousova) and Acapulco (l. Middle Eastern swing with a viral illness Konta) • Part of German Fed Cup team that suffered 4-0 defeat to Belarus in February’s World Group tie (lost SEASON sole rubber player vs. Sabalenka) • Made 2r at Australian Open (d. Azarenka, l. Hsieh) • Coming off R16 showing at Miami (l. Hsieh) • Began season with 1r exits at Auckland (as qualifier, • Made 2r exit at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Alexan- l. Wozniacki) and Hobart (l. Yastremska) drova) • Withdrew from Doha and Dubai due to viral illness CAREER MILESTONES • As the defending champion, reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Sharapova) • Struggled to return to form following her comeback • Opened 2019 season by reaching 2r at Auckland (l. from injury in 2018; on home soil, reached back-to- eventual R-Up Andreescu back ITF finals in Germany, winning at $25k ITF/Bad Saulgau-GER and finishing runner-up at $60k ITF/ Hechingen-GER CAREER MILESTONES • At tour level in 2018, made QF in summer at Bucha- rest and Moscow [River Cup] • Posted a 41-17 record across 2018, finishing at No.3 • Promising 2017 season derailed by long-term right for 11th consecutive Top 20 season and eighth Top knee injury, sustained at Nürnberg in May (ret. vs. 10 finish of career, including six in a row (2009-14) Krejcikova). Despite missing second half of season, and back-to-back year-end No.1 finishes in 2010-11 posted third Top 100 year-end finish (at No.69) • Won three titles last season from four finals, winning • Won first Premier-level title of career on home soil at the debut Slam at the Australian Open, Eastbourne Stuttgart (d. Mladenovic in F). Scored three wins over and Beijing. Finished R-Up at Auckland Top 10 opponents en route to title, defeating No.9 • Owns 30 tour-level singles titles (30-24 record in Kuznetsova, No.3 Ka.Pliskova and No.5 Halep finals) - sits fourth among active players, trailing • All three career WTA finals have come on clay, at S.Williams (72), V.Williams (49) and Sharapova (36) Stuttgart in 2016 (R-Up) and 2017 (won) and at Bas- • Won 2017 WTA Finals Singapore, passing $25 mil- tad in 2016 (won) lion in career prize money • In 2016, enjoyed tour-level breakthrough. Posted a • Lifetime record stands at 4-6 vs. World No.1 players 14-3 win-loss record between 2016 Wimbledon and • Has won at least one title in 11 straight seasons US Open, winning maiden singles title at Bastad (d. (since 2008), including career-best six titles in 2010 Siniakova in F) and 2011 CAROLINE LAURA WOZNIACKI VS SIEGEMUND

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• Won first WTA title at 2008 Stockholm, the first ever • Also in 2016, reached first career final as qualifier title won by a Danish woman at 2016 Stuttgart, where she advanced to final as • Denmark’s flag bearer at 2016 Rio Olympics a qualifier (l. Kerber). Made SF at Bucharest (l. • Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2007 and entered Top Sevastova) on clay, before advancing to QF at Rio 50 on January 28, 2008. Debuted in Top 10 on May Olympics (l. eventual gold medalist Puig) and 3r at 18, 2009 the US Open (l. V.Williams) • Rose to No.1 on October 11, 2010 and held No.1 • Achieved career-high singles ranking on August 29, ranking for total of 67 weeks; returned to No.1 on 2016 at No.27 January 29, 2018 after Australian Open title for a • Entering 2016, had posted just six tour-level main further four weeks, taking career to 71 weeks draw wins in career. By comparison, had 30 main • Qualified for WTA Finals six times (2009-11, 2014, draw wins in 2016 2017, 2018) • 2015 season highlights included reaching first WTA • Made professional debut aged 15 as a wildcard at QF on clay at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion 2005 Cincinnati Pereira) and second QF at Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. Voegele) • Owns four WTA doubles titles: 2015 ‘s-Hertogen- bosch (w/Muhammad), 2015 Florianopolis (w/Beck), GRAND SLAM HISTORY 2015 Luxembourg (w/Barthel) and 2018 Moscow (w/ Panova); runner-up at 2015 Marrakech (w/Zanevs- • Captured her first Grand Slam title at 2018 Australian ka), 2016 Mallorca (w/Friedsam) and New Haven (w/ Open (d. Halep in three sets) Hsieh) • Also a two-time Grand Slam runner-up, at the US • Played first pro events of career on ITF Circuit in Open in 2009 (l. Clijsters) and 2014 (l. S.Williams). 2002 Became first Danish player to reach a Grand Slam • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2003 Leipzig and final- final since Kurt Nielsen at 1955 Wimbledon ly main draw debut seven years later at 2010 Bastad • Made major debut at 2007 Roland Garros (l. Dechy • On ITF Circuit, winner of 12 singles titles and 20 in 1r). Would go on to play 36 consecutive majors doubles titles until streak was snapped by withdrawal from 2016 Roland Garros (w/right ankle injury) • At Roland Garros she is a two-time quarterfinalist, in 2010 (l. eventual champion Schiavone) and 2017 GRAND SLAM HISTORY (l. eventual champion Ostapenko) and has reached • 2019 Australian Open marked 10th Grand Slam main R16 at Wimbledon on six occasions, most recently draw appearance in 2017 • Grand Slam main draw debut came at 2015 Wimble- • In juniors, won girls’ singles title at 2006 Wimbledon don (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova in 1r) and was a finalist at 2006 Australian Open • Has twice appeared in Grand Slam 3r, at 2016 Australian Open (l. Beck) and 2016 US Open (l. V.Williams) PERSONAL • Fallen 1r at Roland Garros in 2016 and 2018, and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016 • Ran 2014 New York City Marathon with charity Team • Won 2016 US Open mixed doubles title w/Pavic for Kids, funds going to New York Road Runners youth programs • Announced engagement to former NBA player David PERSONAL Lee in November 2017, the ex-New York Knicks forward proposing on holiday in Bora Bora • Began playing tennis at age three • Coached by father, Piotr Wozniacki • Born in Stuttgart area, but spent parts of childhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ages 4-7) and Jakarta, Indo- nesia (ages 9-10) • Father, Harro is an engineer; mother is Brigitta, sister is Satu and brother is Arlen • Studied at the Fern Uni Hagen in Germany for a BA Science Psychology and hopes to become a psy- chologist later in life • Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

TATJANA MARIA (GER #59) vs. [8] MADISON KEYS (USA #18)

Head to Head: MADISON KEYS leads 2-0

2017 US OPEN HARD O R2 MADISON KEYS 6-3 6-4 84 mins 2015 WIMBLEDON GRASS O R3 MADISON KEYS 6-4 6-4 69 mins

TATJANA MARIA MADISON KEYS 59 WTA RANKING 18 38 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 60 08-08-1987 (31) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 17-02-1995 (24) $213,819 YTD PRIZE MONEY $246,303 $2,795,829 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $10,334,981 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 0 / 3 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 3-4 11-6 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 6-7 / 75-141 4-4 / 183-110 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 19-33 0-3 / 45-46 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 14-21 0-0 / 45-40 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 27-47 0-0 / 43-26 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 3-3 0-0 / 17-17 0-0 / 1-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-18 1-0 / 4-9 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 15-28 1-3 / 6-23 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-2 / 31-45 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R1 T. MARIA d. N. VIKHLYANTSEVA 6-2,7-5 84 mins R1 BYE -

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CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

TATJANA MARIA MADISON KEYS 2018 2018 R2 L - ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #18) 4-6 6-3 6-2 SF L - KIKI BERTENS (NED #27) 6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 2016 2017 R1 L - (FRA #29) 6-4 6-3 R2 L - SHELBY ROGERS (USA #52) 4-6 6-1 6-1

2015 2016 R2 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #17) 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 R2 L - LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #75) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 2013 2015 R1 L - SORANA CIRSTEA (ROU #25) 6-4 7-6(5) F L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-2 4-6 7-5 2011 2014 R2-Q L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #381) 5-7 6-4 6-3 R2 L - SHUAI PENG (CHN #47) 6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(4) 2013 QF L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-4 6-4

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• Making fifth main draw appearance (sixth overall) at • Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- the Volvo Car Open ton as a former R-Up in 2015 (l. Kerber in F) • Has reached 2r here for the third time - her best • Also made SF in 2018 (l. eventual champion Bertens result in Charleston - also in 2015 (l. Jankovic) and after holding 1mp) and QF on debut in 2013 (l. V.Wil- 2018 (l. Barty) liams) • Defeated Vikhlyantseva in 1r on Tuesday, winning • After 1r bye, faces No.59 Maria today. In terms of the last seven straight points to seal the victory ranking, a win today would be her best at Charleston • Faces No.18 Keys today in their third career meet- (currently No.64 Giorgi in last year’s R16) ing, but first on clay • Charleston marks her fourth tour-level event of 2019, • Holds 1-3 record vs. Top 20 players in 2019 (6-23 and is aiming for first tour-level win since R16 run career record), having defeated No.6 Stephens at Australian Open (l. Svitolina) following opening (Miami) and falling to No.13 Sabalenka (Shenzhen), around losses at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Barthel) No.16 S.Williams (Australian Open) and No.12 Barty and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur) (Indian Wells) • Went 11-4 on clay in 2018, highlighted by SF run • One of three mothers in starting field (also Minella at Roland Garros (l. Stephens) and Charleston (l. and Rodina) Bertens) • One of a tournament-leading 14 US players to begin the main draw at 2019 Charleston SEASON SEASON • Coming off first R16 showing at a WTA Premier Man- datory event at Miami (l. Vondrousova) • Coming off 2r exits at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. • Scored fourth Top 10 win of career over defending No.97 Barthel, having led 3-1 in final set) and Miami champion No.6 Stephens in 3r at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Stosur, having led 4-2 in final set) • Made SF run at WTA 125K Series event at Guadala- • In February, was part of US Fed Cup team slipped to jara (l. eventual champion Kudermetova) 3-2 defeat against Australia in Asheville (d. Birrell, l. • Fell 2r at Indian Wells (l. Barty) and Acapulco (l. Barty) Azarenka) • Began season with R16 showing at Australian Open • Was part of Germany’s Fed Cup team which lost 4-0 (l. Svitolina in 3s). Has reached R16 or better at four to Belarus in the World Group (l. Sasnovich) of past five majors • Made SF at WTA 125K Series event at Newport Beach (l. eventual champion Andreescu) • Fell in 1r at the Australian Open to S.Williams in CAREER MILESTONES straight sets • Season highlights in 2018 were SFs at US Open (l. • Began 2019 season with 1r exits at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion Osaka) and Roland Garros (l. eventual champion Sabalenka) and Sydney (as Stephens) and QF at Australian Open (l. Kerber) qualifier, l. Hon) • Also made SF stage in Charleston (l. eventual cham- pion Bertens) and QF at Cincinnati (l. Sabalenka) • 2017 season highlighted by reaching maiden Grand CAREER MILESTONES Slam final in New York, losing out to Stephens in 10th all-American US Open final in the Open Era. At • Ended 2018 season at No.79 after a campaign in 22, became the youngest Flushing Meadows finalist which she clinched her maiden WTA singles title at since 19-year-old Wozniacki lost to Clijsters in 2009 2018 Mallorca (d. No.20 Sevastova in F) • Also in 2017, won third career tour-level singles title, • Reached 2r seven times (incl. Wimbledon and US and first on hard courts, at Stanford (d. Vandeweghe Open) and won third career WTA doubles title at Aca- in F). Previous two titles were won on grass, at 2014 pulco (w/Watson, d. Christian/Santamaria in F) Eastbourne (d. Kerber in F; second youngest title • Finished 2017 by cracking into the Top 50 for the first winner of season) and 2016 Birmingham (d. Strycova time in her career; jumped 69 spots from No.115 in in F); also a runner-up on four occasions 2016 to a career-high No.46 in 2017 • Enjoyed first Top 10 year-end finish in 2016 (at No.8), • Played 33 tournaments in 2017, more than any other as youngest player in the year-end Top 25 player, a feat all the more notable for the fact she • Broke into Top 10 on June 20, 2016, becoming 118th was joined at all but a few tournaments by her young player to reach the elite bracket since computer daughter, Charlotte rankings were introduced. Became first American to make Top 10 debut since S.Williams in 1999 TATJANA MADISON MARIA VS KEYS

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• Reached first career WTA SF of career at 2017 Qué- • Reached a career-high singles ranking of No.7 on bec City (l. eventual champion Van Uytvanck); also October 10, 2016 made three QF appearances across the season, at • Made WTA Finals debut at Singapore in 2016, going Rabat (l. Schiavone), Bucharest (l. Suárez Navarro) 1-2 in round robin play and Linz (l. Strycova), taking number of career QF to • Represented USA at 2016 Rio Olympics, reaching seven (first was at 2009 Barcelona) SF (lost Bronze medal match against Kvitova) • Posted just four tour-level wins in 2016; three coming • Owns six career Top 5 victories: No.5 Li (2013 Ma- on clay, during 2r appearances at Bogotá (l. Gon- drid), No.4 Kvitova (2015 Australian Open), No.4 Mu- calves), Rabat (l. Putintseva) and Roland Garros (l. guruza (2016 Rome, 2017 Stanford), No.4 Svitolina Cornet) (2017 US Open) and No.4 Kerber (2018 Cincinnati) • In 2016, advanced to back-to-back doubles finals at • Qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai in 2015 (went Bogotá and Rabat – lifted the title at Bogotá (w/Arru- 1-1 in round robin stage) abarrena) but lost the Rabat final (w/Olaru). Bogotá • Cracked Top 20 on February 2, 2015 doubles triumph was second WTA doubles title (also • Was second-youngest player to win a WTA title in 2012 Québec City w/Mladenovic); owns 3-4 record in 2014, at Eastbourne (after Vekic at Kuala Lumpur); doubles finals also youngest American to win a title since Vania • Owns four Top 10 wins in career, over No.10 Li at King in October 2006 (17 years, 254 days, Bangkok) 2010 Kuala Lumpur, No.7 Bouchard at 2015 Miami, • Made tour-level debut at 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach at No.5 Svitolina at 2018 Wimbledon and No.6 Ste- 14 years old (as WC, d. Kudryavtseva); was seventh phens at 2019 Miami youngest player to win a WTA main draw match at 14 • Winner of 15 singles – including two in 2017 – and years, 48 days, and youngest since Hingis in 1994 15 doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2001 GRAND SLAM HISTORY and made WTA main draw debut in 2006 • 2019 Australian Open marked 26th Grand Slam main draw appearance • Best result at a major was 2017 US Open R-Up GRAND SLAM HISTORY finish to Stephens. Best result prior to that was breakthrough SF run at Australian Open in 2015 (l. • 2019 Australian Open marked her 27th Grand Slam eventual champion S.Williams) main draw, having made her major debut at 2007 • Before 2015 Melbourne Park SF run, had never Wimbledon (l. Kanepi in 1r) previously passed 3r at a major. Became just the • Best result across the majors came at 2015 Wimble- third American teenager since 1995 to reach SF at don, where she reached 3r (d. Jovanovski and Duan, the Australian Open – also Chanda Rubin (1996, SF) l. Keys) and Sloane Stephens (2013, SF) • Has reached 2r at the other three majors on multi- • Achieved best result at Roland Garros to date with ple occasions – in 2017, reached 2r at three of four SF run in 2018 (l. Stephens) – means she has now majors for first time in career reached at least QF at all four majors • At Wimbledon, best result so far is QF in 2015 (l. A.Radwanska) PERSONAL • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 US Open, advancing to 2r (was first 16-year-old to com- • Husband and coach is Charles Edouard Maria (mar- pete at Flushing Meadows since Kristie Ahn in 2008) ried April 8, 2013 – formerly Tatjana Malek) • Gave birth to daughter, Charlotte, on December PERSONAL 20, 2013 and was back on the tennis circuit by the following April • During off-season, hired former ATP coach Jim Mad- • During pregnancy break, decided to switch from two- rigal; fitness coach is Rodney Marshall hander to one-handed backhand • Past coaches: Jesse Levine, Thomas Hogstedt, Diet- • Began playing at age 4 when introduced to tennis by er Kindlmann, Lindsay Davenport and David Taylor parents • Unveiled as Evian’s first American ambassador in 2017 • Prior to 2016 US Open was unveiled as ambassador for FearlesslyGIRL, an organization dedicated to empowering young women and their communities VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - DAY 2 MATCH-UPS

VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #141) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #72) Lepchenko leads 2-0 Today’s match marks rematch of last year’s opening round encounter won by the American... Lepchenko aiming for first main draw win of 2019... Petkovic is one of five former champions in the draw

[16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) vs. AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #74) Anisimova leads 1-0 Anisimova beat Martic in their only previous encounter at 2018 Cincinnati... Martic has lost last three matches against US opposition... Winner faces Minella in second round

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. SARA SORRIBES TORMO (ESP #78) First meeting Stephens making first appearance at Charleston since beating Vesnina in 2016 final... Sorribes Tormo aiming for first career Top 10 win... Stephens has lost to players outside Top 50 at past three tournaments

[11] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #34) vs. MADISON BRENGLE (USA #97) Brengle leads 2-0 (First meeting at tour-level) Brengle won when the pair met at ITF Circuit event in Charleston in 2017... Collins making debut at Volvo Car Open... Brengle bidding for first Top 50 win since last summer LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104) vs. [WC] EMMA NAVARRO (USA #565) First meeting Siegemund made SF run here in 2017... Navarro earned wildcard after winning last year’s Girls National Clay Court Championships in Charleston... Siegemund aiming for first main draw victory since January

[Q] MARTINA TREVISAN (ITA #159) vs. [2] KIKI BERTENS (NED #6) First meeting Bertens saved match point en route to last year’s Charleston title... Trevisan is through to second round at a WTA tournament for the first time...Bertens currently sitting at career-high ranking

DUTCHWOMAN’S DEFENSE AMERICAN DREAM

Kiki Bertens is looking to defend a title for the second time in her This year’s Volvo Car Open main draw features 14 Americans - the career, having done so at Nürnberg in 2016-17. joint-most (also in 2013, 2015, and 2018) in the last 10 years when 15 players representing the USA competed at Charleston in 2009. The Charleston title has been defended on eight occasions - by Chris Evert (1975*, 1977*, 1984-85), Tracy Austin (1979-80), Martina An American has lifted the Charleston title 18 times, including a Navratilova (1982-83), Stefanie Graf (1986-87), tournament-record five from Chris Evert in 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984- (1991-92), Conchita Martinez (1994-95) and Serena Williams (2012- 85, and most recently by this year’s No.1 seed Sloane Stephens in 13). 2016.

*Charleston did not hold a WTA event in 1976. MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #141) vs. ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #72)

Head to Head: VARVARA LEPCHENKO leads 2-0

2018 CHARLESTON CLAY O R1 VARVARA LEPCHENKO 6-4 7-5 103 mins 2017 ROLAND GARROS CLAY O R1 VARVARA LEPCHENKO 6-4 3-6 6-3 111 mins

VARVARA LEPCHENKO ANDREA PETKOVIC 141 WTA RANKING 72 190 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 163 21-05-1986 (32) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 09-09-1987 (31) $65,911 YTD PRIZE MONEY $105,258 $4,517,966 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $7,227,836 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 6 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 6-11 12-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 146-193 1-5 / 250-191 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 57-74 0-1 / 86-70 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 55-47 1-0 / 51-49 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 43-49 0-0 / 70-44 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 4-26 0-0 / 27-20 0-0 / 4-16 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 5-20 0-0 / 6-32 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 13-33 0-0 / 19-63 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 36-75 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

"-Q" Qualifying match

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CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

VARVARA LEPCHENKO ANDREA PETKOVIC 2018 2018 R2 L - (FRA #7) 6-2 6-3 R1 L - VARVARA LEPCHENKO (USA #72) 6-4 7-5

2017 2017 R1 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #28) 7-5 6-7(6) 6-3 R2 L - ANASTASIJA SEVASTOVA (LAT #26) 6-3 6-4

2015 2016 R1 L - ANDREEA MITU (ROU #107) 6-2 2-1 R2 L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #62) 7-5 6-2 2014 2015 R1 L - PETRA CETKOVSKA (CZE #83) 6-1 2-6 6-0 SF L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 6-4 6-4 2013 2014 R16 L - VENUS WILLIAMS (USA #24) 6-2 4-6 6-2 F W - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #78) 7-5 6-2 2012 2013 R2 L - (SLO #38) 6-3 6-2 R16 L - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #10) W/O 2011 R1 L - (RUS #28) 6-4 6-0

2010 R1 L - EDINA GALLOVITS-HALL (USA #127) 6-3 6-3

2009 R16 L - (RUS #3) 6-1 6-1

2008 R1 L - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #74) 6-2 6-2

2007 R1 L - (AUS #45) 2-6 6-2 6-2

2006 R2-Q L - (USA #134) 4-6 6-2 7-5

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• Making 12th main draw appearance at Charleston • Making seventh consecutive appearance at Charles- (13th overall) ton as a former champion in 2014 (d. Cepelova in F) • Has reached R16 here on two occasions - 2009 (l. • Made SF in 2015 (l. Kerber) and R16 on debut in Dementieva) and 2013 (l. V.Williams) 2013 (withdrew before match vs. Wozniacki) • One of 14 Americans to start the main draw – the • One of five former champions to begin in the 2019 most of any country Charleston draw - also Lisicki (2009), Wozniacki • Faces Petkovic today in their third career meeting. (2011), Stephens (2016) and Bertens (2018) Defeated the German here in 1r last year before • Holds 12-4 record in Charleston. Only two players in falling to Garcia in 2r this year’s starting field own more wins - Wozniacki • Aiming for her first main draw win of 2019 in what is (15) and Lisicki (13) just her second main draw of the season, falling 1r at • Faces No.141 Lepchenko today. Looking for first win Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Vikhlyantseva) over an American player this season, having fallen to V.Williams (Indian Wells) and Anisimova (Miami) SEASON • Owns 27-20 career record against left-handed opponents, most recently falling to today’s opponent • Qualified for WTA 125K event in Guadalajara, falling Lepchenko here at Charleston in 2018 in 1r (l. Perrin) • Made qualifying exit at Indian Wells after 2r showing at the WTA 125K event held in the same venue (l. SEASON Sorribes Tormo) • Coming off back-to-back 1r losses at Indian Wells (l. • Fell in qualifying at Doha and reached 2r at WTA V.Williams in 3s) and Miami (l. Anisimova) 125K event in Newport Beach (after 1r bye, l. Davis) • Won first main draw match of the season when • Opened season with qualifying exit at Brisbane and defeating Bogdan in 1r at Budapest before falling in 1r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. Vikhlyantseva) 2r to Potapova • Defeated by Sabalenka in straight sets during Ger- CAREER MILESTONES many’s 4-0 Fed Cup World Group first-round loss against Belarus in Braunschweig in February • Ended 2018 at No.129 – her first non-Top 100 finish • Fell in qualifying at St Petersburg (l. Vikhyluntseva) since 2011 (No.110) • Retired in 1r at the Australian Open with heatstroke • Won 12th career ITF singles title in 2018 at $80K (l. Begu) ITF/Macon-USA (d. Cepede Royg in F) • Failed to qualify at Brisbane, losing in final round to • Is 4-16 lifetime against Top 5 players, owning wins Dart over No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 Stanford), No.5 A.Radwanska (2014 Seoul), No.5 Wozniacki (2015 Stanford) and No.3 Muguruza (2016 Brisbane via CAREER MILESTONES ret.) • Ended 2018 ranked No.64. Season highlighted by • Reached career-first WTA singles final at 2014 Seoul SF finishes at Washington (l. eventual champion (l. Ka.Pliskova in F) Kuznetsova), Guangzhou (l. eventual champion • Achieved career high singles ranking of No.19 on Q.Wang) and Linz (l. eventual R-Up Alexandrova) October 1, 2012 • Achieved best Grand Slam result since 2015 by • Played first professional match in WTA qualifying at reaching 3r of 2018 Roland Garros (l. eventual 2000 Tashkent; made main draw debut there in 2001 champion Halep) • Ended 2017 ranked No.97 – eighth Top 100 finish of GRAND SLAM HISTORY career and just the second outside the Top 50 since 2012 • 2019 Australian Open marked 32nd Grand Slam • Season highlighted by SF run at 2017 Washington main draw appearance D.C. (l. Goerges) • Appeared in 31 consecutive Grand Slam main draws • Posted three wins vs. Top 50 players in 2017: No.28 from 2011 Australian Open to 2018 Wimbledon Begu and Bertens twice – once No.27 and No.30 • Best Slam result is making R16 at 2015 US Open (l. • Scored best result of 2016 with SF run at Doha (ret. Azarenka) and 2012 Roland Garros (l. Kvitova) vs. Ostapenko); advanced to SF by defeating No.5 • Reached 3r at Australian Open in 2015 and 2016 Muguruza; first win over a Top 5 opponent since d. • In 2013, partnered with Zheng to make a SF run at No.2 Azarenka at 2013 Beijing. Also in 2016, posted Australian Open and then a QF run at Roland Garros three QF runs (Luxembourg, Dubai and Brisbane) VARVARA ANDREA LEPCHENKO VS PETKOVIC

PERSONAL CAREER CONT.

• Born in Uzbekistan; received political asylum in the • Bowed out of 2016 Rio Olympics in 1r of singles (l. US in 2001; changed nationality in 2007; officially Svitolina) and 1r of doubles (w/Kerber, l. Errani/Vinci) became a US citizen in September 2011 • Owns 13-33 lifetime record vs. Top 10 opponents, • Coached by father, Peter Lepchenko and hitting most recent win coming over No.3 Stephens (2018 partner Krisjanis Stabing Washington D.C.) • Is a former Top 10 player, cracking the elite bracket at No.9 in September of 2011 and again in May 2015 • Won sixth WTA singles title at 2015 Antwerp (d. Suárez Navarro in F via w/o – neck injury); owns a 6-11 record in finals, with four of six titles coming on clay – the biggest being at Charleston (d. Cepelova in F). Notably also won the Tournament of Champi- ons-Sofia in 2014 (d. Muguruza in SF and Pennetta in F) • Is a two-time doubles runner-up, at 2009 Bad Gastein (w/Maria) and 2016 Brisbane (w/Kerber) • Suffered right knee injury at Hopman Cup at end of December 2012, which forced her to miss 2013 Australian and Middle East swings; returned to tour at Indian Wells. Ranking dropped as low as No.177 in March 2013 • Member of German Fed Cup Team, 2007, 2010-12, 2014-18 • Made first WTA appearances as a WC in qualifying at 2002 Hamburg and Leipzig

GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marked 37th main draw ap- pearance at a Grand Slam • Best result at a Slam came at 2014 Roland Garros, where she advanced to SF (l. eventual R-Up Halep) • In 2011, her most consistent year at the majors, reached QF at Australian Open (l. Li), Roland Garros (l. Sharapova) and US Open (l. Wozniacki) • At Wimbledon, has advanced to 3r on three occa- sions, in 2011 (l. Pervak), 2014 (l. Bouchard) and 2015 (l. Diyas)

PERSONAL

• Coached by Dusan Vemic • Began playing at age 6 when father introduced her to the sport • Speaks French, German, English, Serbian • Favorite authors are Goethe, Wilde, Flaubert; people most admired are Goethe (genius in writing) and Che Guevara (genius in fighting)

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[16] PETRA MARTIC (CRO #53) vs. AMANDA ANISIMOVA (USA #74)

Head to Head: AMANDA ANISIMOVA leads 1-0

2018 CINCINNATI HARD O R2 AMANDA ANISIMOVA 6-4 6-3 108 mins

PETRA MARTIC AMANDA ANISIMOVA 53 WTA RANKING 74 99 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 40 19-01-1991 (28) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 31-08-2001 (17) $198,473 YTD PRIZE MONEY $270,160 $3,132,978 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $630,901 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 0-1 0-0 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 3-5 / 93-109 7-5 / 18-12 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 38-31 0-2 / 1-6 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-3 / 25-25 1-0 / 2-1 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 29-33 0-0 / 0-1 1-0 / 7-8 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 1-4 0-1 / 1-12 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-1 0-2 / 3-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-3 0-2 / 11-36 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-3 / 2-5 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

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CHARLESTON Tournament History

PETRA MARTIC 2011 R1 L - EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #76) 6-4 6-1

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• Making second appearance at Volvo Car Open • Making debut appearance at Charleston • Fell 1r on debut here in 2011 (l. Rodina) • The youngest of three teenagers in the draw (also • Faces Anisimova today – has lost her past three Aiava - 18 and Navarro - 17). Best result by a teen- meetings with US opposition, against Stephens ager here in 2018 was Stollar’s run to R16 (2019 Australian Open), Kenin (2019 Auckland) and • Faces Martic in 1r today; upset the Croat en route to Pegula at (2018 Quebec City) R16 at 2018 Cincinnati • Winner faces Minella in 2r on Wednesday • One of 14 Americans in this year’s starting field. Five • On clay last year, posted 7-5 win-loss record, with home players made the 2r on Monday: Kenin, Kiick, highlight a R-Up finish at Bucharest in July Pegula, Rogers and Townsend

SEASON SEASON

• During ‘Sunshine Double’, reached 2r at Miami (d. • Coming off 2r showings at Indian Wells (l. Mertens) S.Zhang, l. eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova) and made 1r and Miami (l. Kontaveit) exit at Indian Wells (l. Linette) • Fell 1r at Acapulco in the end February (l. Flink via • Fell 1r at Dubai (l. Siniakova) ret. w/illness) • Made 3r at Australian Open (l. Stephens) • Set career-high ranking at No.59 on February 4, • Opened season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. Kenin); 2019 rose to career-high ranking of No.31 on January 7, • Made Australian Open debut in January, and posted 2019 best Grand Slam result, reaching R16 (d. Sabalenka in 3r, l. eventual champion Kvitova) • At 17 years and five months old, was the youngest player to reach R16 at Melbourne Park since Vaidiso- CAREER MILESTONES va in 2006 (16 yrs 281 days), and across all Slams since Paszek at 2007 US Open (16 yrs 277 days) • Enjoyed best season of career in 2018, finishing • At Slam level, had previously failed to make it past 1r at No.32 for career-best year end finish, posting a at 2017 Roland Garros (l. Nara) and 2018 US Open personal best 26-17 record (l. Townsend) • Highlights were reaching second WTA singles final • Opened 2019 season with 1r exit at Auckland (l. of career at Bucharest (l. Sevastova), QF at Indian Kuzmova) Wells (d. No.6 Ostapenko, l. Halep) and R16 at Aus- tralian Open (l. Mertens) • Also in 2018 won WTA 125K Series title at Chicago (d. Barthel in F) CAREER MILESTONES • In 2017, notched first Top 20 win in nearly five years over No.13 Keys in 2r at 2017 Roland Garros – was • Ended 2018 ranked No.95 to record first Top 100 first match against a Top 20 opponent since 2015 finish, up from No.192 in 2017 – was No.761 in 2016 Guangzhou (l. No.2 Halep). Followed this by upset- • Enjoyed breakout year in 2018, finishing R-Up at ting No.19 Sevastova in 3r Hiroshima (l. Hsieh in F) and reaching R16 at Indian • In April 2017 played her first event after 10 months Wells (l. No.5 Ka.Pliskova) - San Jose (l. Buzarnes- out with a back injury, coming through qualifying to cu) and Cincinnati (l. Svitolina) win $25k ITF/Santa Margherita Di Pula-ITA (previous • Became the joint-youngest player to reach R16 at In- tournament was a loss to U.Radwanska in qualifying dian Wells, along with Majoli, who made SF in 1994 for 2016 Wimbledon) (both aged 16 years, 199 days) • Two-time WTA singles finalist, at 2012 Kuala Lumpur • Earned first Top 10 win of career over No.9 Kvitova in (ret. vs. Hsieh w/heat illness) and 2018 Bucharest (l. 3r at 2018 Indian Wells – youngest player to record a Sevastova) Top 10 win since 2005 when Vaidisova defeated then • A four-time doubles runner-up, at 2012 Paris [In- No.9 Petrova to win the title in Bangkok doors], 2012 Bad Gastein, 2013 Marrakech (w/Mlad- • Prior to 2018 Indian Wells had played only two enovic) and 2016 Monterrey (w/M.Sanchez) tour-level main draw matches (l. Townsend at 2017 • Won WTA 125K Series doubles title at 2016 Bol (w/ Miami; l. Nara 2017 Roland Garros), adding her first Knoll) three tour-level main draw wins (No.94 Parmentier, No.23 Pavlyuchenkova, No.9 Kvitova) before losing in R16 to No.5 Ka. Pliskova PETRA AMANDA MARTIC VS ANISIMOVA

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2009 (after • Made WTA main draw debut at 2017 Miami (l. US Open; rose from No.137 to No.89) and enjoyed a Townsend in 3s) Top 50 season in 2011, finishing at No.49 • Contested qualifying at 2017 US Open. In final event • Owns three career wins over Top 10 opponents, of season, reached 2r at WTA 125k Series event at defeating No.8 Bartoli at 2012 Roland Garros, No.5 Honolulu (l. Jang) Kvitova at 2012 Tokyo [PPO] and No.6 Ostapenko at • Also in 2017, reached four ITF Circuit finals, winning 2018 Indian Wells $60k ITF/Sacramento, CA-USA and finishing R-Up • Member of Croatian Fed Cup Team 2008-2010, at $25k ITF/Curtiba-BRA, $80k ITF/Indian Harbour 2012, 2014 Beach, FL-USA and $60k ITF/Dothan, AL-USA • First WTA main draw was at 2007 Miami, falling 1r • Made professional debut during qualifying draw for (as WC) 2016 US Open (d. No.123 Cepede Royg 6-3 6-4, l. • Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in Hozumi in final set tie-break in 2r) 2005 • Reached No.2 in junior world rankings

GRAND SLAM HISTORY GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marked 28th Grand Slam main • 2019 Australian open marked third Grand Slam main draw appearance draw appearance (fifth overall) • Has reached R16 on four occasions across the • Best result came with R16 run at 2019 Australian Slams, at Australian Open in 2018 (l. Mertens), Wim- Open (l. eventual R-Up Kvitova) bledon in 2017 (l. Rybarikova) and Roland Garros • At 17 years and five months old, was the youngest in 2012 (l. Kerber) and 2017 (as qualifier, l. Svitolina player to reach R16 at Melbourne Park since Vaidiso- after leading 5-2 in final set) va in 2006 (16 yrs 281 days), and across all Slams • Was ranked No.290 during 2017 Roland Garros run since Paszek at 2007 US Open (16 yrs 277 days) – the lowest-ranked player to reach R16 at a Grand • Also the youngest American to reach this stage of a Slam since the unranked Henin finished R-Up at Slam since S.Williams at 1998 Roland Garros (16yrs 2010 Australian Open (l. S.Williams). Since 1983, the 254 days) and at Australian Open since Capriati in only other player outside the Top 200 to reach R16 in 1993 Paris was No.279 Martínez in 1988 • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Roland • Roland Garros exploits lin 2017 ended run of seven Garros (as wildcard, led 6-3 4-2 before losing to Nara 1r losses at the majors (did not contest main draw at in 1r) any of the Slams in 2016) • Suffered 1r exit at 2018 US Open (l. Townsend); fell • At US Open, fell 2r twice, in 2009 and 2011 in qualifying in 2016 and 2017 • Made 2r on Grand Slam debut at 2009 Roland Gar- • In juniors, won US Open girls’ singles in 2017 and ros (as qualifier, l. Wozniak) was R-Up at 2016 Roland Garros

PERSONAL PERSONAL

• Coached by former player Sandra Zaniewska • Coached by Max Fomine and father Konstantin • Favorite food is pancakes; favorite drink is Orangina • Mother is Olga, both parents were born and raised in • Favorite city to visit is Paris. Favorite thing about be- Moscow; sister Maria Anisimova-Egee played tennis ing a professional tennis player is “making my dream at University of Pennsylvania and now lives in New come true” York • Mother’s name is Sandra Martic; she was a handball • Born in New Jersey but moved to Miami at age of 3 player MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[1] SLOANE STEPHENS (USA #8) vs. SARA SORRIBES TORMO (ESP #78)

Head to Head: First meeting

SLOANE STEPHENS SARA SORRIBES TORMO 8 WTA RANKING 78 35 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 95 20-03-1993 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 08-10-1996 (22) $300,438 YTD PRIZE MONEY $106,895 $13,676,641 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,023,342 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 6-5 3-1 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 6-6 / 202-137 4-5 / 34-49 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 64-46 2-0 / 11-8 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 5-1 / 53-28 0-0 / 9-4 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 51-35 1-0 / 17-19 1-1 / 17-6 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 1-4 0-0 / 9-21 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-1 0-0 / 17-33 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-2 0-0 / 35-54 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 1-9 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019

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R1 BYE - R1 S. SORRIBES TORMO d. F. STOLLAR 6-0,6-3 65 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

SLOANE STEPHENS SARA SORRIBES TORMO 2016 2016 F W - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 7-6(4) 6-2 R2-Q L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 6-4 6-4

2015 2015 R2 L - MONA BARTHEL (GER #39) 6-3 7-6(2) R16 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #14) 6-2 5-7 6-2

2014 R2 L - ELINA SVITOLINA (UKR #35) 6-4 6-4

2013 R2 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #113) 6-2 6-0

2012 R1 L - JAMIE HAMPTON (USA #92) 7-5 7-6(1) 2011

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Former champion is making her seventh appearance • Making second main draw appearance at Charleston at Charleston and first since winning title in 2016 (third overall) • During title run in 2016 (d. No.2 seed Kerber via ret. • Reached R16 on debut as qualifier in 2015 (l. Errani) w/illness in SF and qualifier Vesnina in F) • In 1r this year, broke serve six times to beat Stollar • Only other main draw win here came during 2r show- • Faces No.8 Stephens in 2r today; in terms of rank- ing in 2015 (d. Mattek-Sands, l. Barthel) ing, best career win was against No.14 Keys at 2018 • Has lost opening match on four occasions: in 1r Madrid on debut in 2011 (as qualifier, l. Peng) and 2012 (l. • Enters Charleston ranked No.78, two places off Hampton) and in 2r after 1r byes in 2013 (l. Mat- career-high ranking (set on February 18, 2019). This tek-Sands) and 2014 (l. Svitolina) time last year, was ranked No.115 • One of five former champions in the starting field • One of two Spaniards in main draw this year (also (also Bertens, Lisicki, Petkovic and Wozniacki) Bolsova Zadoinov, who beat Di Lorenzo in 1r). Two • After 1r bye, faces No.78 Sorribes Tormo in 2r; last Spaniards have lifted Charleston title: Martínez (1994 three defeats on tour have come to players outside and 1995) and Sánchez Vicario (1996) Top 50 - No.172 Haddad Maia (Acapulco), No.109 Voegele (Indian Wells) and No.62 Maria (Miami) • Has won 25 of her last 32 matches on US soil SEASON • Has won one title in each of the past four years in the US, at 2015 Washington, DC, 2016 Charleston, 2017 • Coming off 2r showing at Miami (l. Vekic). Contested US Open and 2018 Miami qualifying at Indian Wells • One of 14 American players to start the main draw • Made R16 at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells (l. eventual champion Golubic) • Part of team that beat Japan 3-2 to set up SEASON World Group play-off with Belgium in April (lost sole singles rubber against Hibino) • Miami defense ended in 3r (l. Maria) • Following Australian Open, fell 1r at Hua Hin (l. Golu- • Fell in 2r to No.109 and qualifier Voegele at Indian bic) and reached SF at $60k ITF/Burnie-AUS Wells (following a 1r bye) • Fell in qualifying at Hobart and 1r at Australian Open • Made R16 at Acapulco (l. No.172 Haddad Maia) (l. Kontaveit) • Posted R16 showing at Australian Open (l. Pavly- • Opened season by reaching seventh WTA QF at uchenkova) Auckland (l. Hsieh) • Opened 2019 season at Brisbane, fell 1r (l. Konta) before suffering 2r exit at Sydney (l. Putinseva after leading 6-3 5-3) CAREER MILESTONES

• Ended 2018 ranked No.87 to register second Top CAREER MILESTONES 100 finish (also No.99 in 2017) • Season highlight in 2018 was reaching QF at Gstaad • Posted best year-end finish at No.6 in 2018; reached (l. Minella). Also made 2r for the first time at a major, career-high No.3 ranking on July 16, 2018 as a qualifier at Wimbledon (l. Suarez Navarro) • Season highlights in 2018 were lifting first Pre- • Won maiden WTA doubles title at 2018 Monterrey (w/ mier-Mandatory title at Miami - subsequently made Broady) Top 10 debut at No.9 - and R-Up finishes at Roland • Reached first career WTA SFs at Bogotá and Gstaad Garros, WTA Finals and Montréal in 2017. Also posted QF runs at Seoul and Tianjin • Won her maiden Grand Slam title at 2017 US Open, and achieved then career-high ranking of No.79 on d. Keys 6-3 6-0 to become the fifth unseeded player May 8, 2017 to win a major in the Open Era • In 2016, reached maiden tour-level QF at Seoul. Also • Voted 2017 WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Only made QF at WTA 125k Series event at Honolulu (l. returned to action at 2017 Wimbledon (1r) following eventual champion Bellis) and won two titles on the 11 months on sidelines w/foot injury, had surgery in ITF Circuit at $25K ITF/Sao Paulo-BRA (d. Mitu in January F) and $50K ITF/Essen-GER (d. Muchova in F). Fin- • After 1r loss at Washington DC, went 15-2 through ished as R-Up at $100K ITF/Sharm El Sheikh-EGY US Open, also making back-to-back SFs at Toronto (l. Vekic in F) and Cincinnati • Scored first WTA main draw win over Pavlyuchenko- va (via ret.) at 2015 Charleston SLOANE SARA STEPHENS VS SORRIBES TORMO

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Before 2017 Wimbledon last match at Rio Olympics • Owns eight singles titles and four doubles titles on • Won three titles in 2016, at Auckland, Acapulco and the ITF Circuit Premier-level Charleston. Won maiden singles title in • Played first WTA main draw event at 2015 Rio de first final contested at 2015 Washington, DC Janeiro (as qualifier, l. Ormaechea) • At No.97 was youngest player in year-end Top 100 • Played first professional event at $10k ITF/Vall- in 2011; and after a phenomenal sophomore season, duxo-ESP in 2010 reached No.38 and was the youngest player, and the • Made WTA-level qualifying debut at 2012 Barcelona only teenager, in the year-end Top 50 in 2012 (l. 1r) • Made Top 20 debut on January 29, 2013 and went on to win a career-best 39 matches that season • First WTA qualifying at 2008 Miami. First WTA main draw at 2010 Indian Wells (as qualifier, No.747, fell GRAND SLAM HISTORY 2r, l. Zvonareva) • Made major debut at 2016 Roland Garros (as qualifi- er, l. Pavlyuchenkova in 1r) • best showing was 2r run as a qualifier at 2018 Wim- GRAND SLAM HISTORY bledon (d. Kanepi, l. Suarez Navarro) • Also fallen 1r on six other Grand Slam appearances: • Enjoyed fairytale run at 2017 US Open, lifting maiden 2017 Australian Open (l. Ka.Pliskova), 2017 Roland Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows (d. Keys in Garros (l. Bacsinszky), 2017 Wimbledon (l. Osa- F). At No.83, is second-lowest ranked Grand Slam ka) and 2017 US Open (l. Nara), 2018 US Open (l. champion (since inception of computer rankings Gavrilova) and 2019 Australian Open (l. Kontaveit) in 1975) and 14th unseeded player to advance to • R-Up in 2013 US Open girls’ doubles (w/Bencic, l. a Grand Slam final in the Open Era, and only fifth Krejcikova/Siniakova) unseeded champion • Also R-Up at 2018 Roland Garros (l. Halep) • Prior to 2017 US Open triumph, best result across all majors was reaching SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. PERSONAL S.Williams in QF, l. eventual champion Azarenka) • Coached by German Puentes • Also just the second American (after Davenport) to • Born in Castellon, Spain; currently resides in beat both Williams sisters in Grand Slam match play Vallduxo, Spain. Began playing tennis aged 6; was • Advanced to SF at 2013 Australian Open (d. Halep, introduced to the sport by her mother Mladenovic and S.Williams en route) and QF at 2013 • Mother used to play tennis; father was a professional Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Bartoli) footballer in Spain’s second division • Growing up idolized ; more recently looks up to Sara Errani and PERSONAL • Studied at school online between the ages of 12 and 18 • Mother is Sybil Smith a former collegiate swimmer • Off the court, enjoys playing football with her brother at Boston University and late father, John Stephens, was an NFL player in 1980s and 1990s; brother is Shawn Farrell • Aged 11, relocated from Fresno to Boca Raton, Florida, where she began training at the Evert Tennis Academy before moving to Nick Saviano High Per- formance Tennis Academy • Formerly coached by Kamau Murray (started working together in January 2016). Worked with Nick Saviano in 2015 MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[11] DANIELLE COLLINS (USA #34) vs. MADISON BRENGLE (USA #97)

Head to Head: First meeting at tour level

DANIELLE COLLINS MADISON BRENGLE 34 WTA RANKING 97 11 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 82 13-12-1993 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 03-04-1990 (28) $815,497 YTD PRIZE MONEY $126,433 $1,799,848 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,549,258 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 0-0 2-4 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 8-6 / 25-26 3-5 / 63-98 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-1 / 12-6 0-1 / 22-30 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 3-3 / 6-6 0-1 / 15-15 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 2-4 0-0 / 10-19 1-2 / 2-3 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 10-9 1-1 / 1-4 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 2-5 1-3 / 2-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 3-13 3-3 / 6-11 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 5-28 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

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CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

MADISON BRENGLE 2018 R1 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #42) 6-3 2-6 6-2

2016 R1 L - KRISTINA KUCOVA (SVK #142) 7-5 6-2

2015 R16 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #11) 6-4 6-4

2014 R2-Q L - MICHELLE LARCHER DE BRITO (POR #124) 7-5 5-7 7-6(3)

2012 R2-Q L - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #137) 6-3 6-1

2011 R1-Q L - MONICA PUIG (PUR #381) 2-6 6-3 7-5

2009 R1 L - (AUS #146) 6-2 7-6(4)

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making her debut appearance at Charleston • Making fifth main draw appearance at the Volvo • Faces compatriot Brengle in 1r; lost twice to her Open (eighth overall) compatriot back in 2017, at the ITF Circuit event here • Best result here is reaching R16 in 2015 (l. Petkovic) in Charleston and also in qualifying for Tokyo • Faces No.34 Collins in 1r; bidding for first Top 50 win • Has won past 10 matches against fellow Americans, since upsetting No.39 Krunic in 1r at 2018 Wimble- with most recent defeat coming at hands of Vickery don at 2017’s WTA 125K Series event at Honolulu • Has never beaten a Top 100-ranked opponent at • In terms of ranking, a loss today would be the worst Charleston in a completed match since falling to No.104 Yas- • Winner will meet Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov in 2r tremska at 2018 New Haven • One of 14 Americans in the main draw. Home players • Last year on clay, posted a 6-4 record (including posted 5-1 record here on Monday qualifying matches), with highlight a run through qualifying to 2r at Rome • One of 14 Americans in the main draw. The last SEASON American to win the title here was Stephens in 2016 • Fell in 2r at Indian Wells (l. Sevastova) and failed to qualify for Miami SEASON • Fell in 2r at WTA 125K Series event Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. Brady) • Made 2r at Budapest (l. Kozlova) and failed to qualify • Reached 3r at Indian Wells (l. Osaka - was first at Doha time facing a reigning World No.1) and at Miami (l. • Reached QF at ITF $100k/Midland MI-USA (l. Mc- Y.Wang) Nally) • Made 1r exit at Acapulco (l. Azarenka) • Fell in opening round at WTA 125K Series event at • Part of US team which lost 3-2 to Australia in Febru- Newport Beach (l. Zarazua in 2r following a 1r bye) ary’s Fed Cup World Group tie (d. Gavrilova in sole • Lost to Ka.Pliskova in 3s in the 2r at the Australian singles rubber) Open • Made Grand Slam breakthrough at Australian Open, • Opened 2019 season by falling 1r at Auckland (l. advancing to SF (l. Kvitova); had never previously Bouchard) and Hobart (as LL, l. Van Uytvanck) won a match in five previous Grand Slam appear- ances • Scored first Top 5 win of her career against No.2 Kerber in R16 at Australian Open CAREER MILESTONES • Rose to career-high No.23 following Melbourne run (January 28, 2019) • Posted fifth consecutive Top 100 finish in 2018, at • Earned around $655,000 USD by reaching Australian No.90 Open SF, taking career earnings past $1 million • Played predominantly on ITF Circuit last season, • Opened 2019 season by falling 1r in Brisbane (l. winning three singles titles in USA, at $100k Midland, Kvitova) and Sydney (as qualifier, l. Hsieh) $60k Landisville and $60k Stockton • At tour-level, 2018 season highlight was 2r at Wim- bledon (l. Giorgi) CAREER MILESTONES • Reached one QF in 2017, at Auckland – d. No.2 S.Williams in R16 for best win of career to date • Ended 2018 at No.36, in what was second season • 2016 season was highlighted by SF appearance at as a professional (finished 2017 at No.167). All 17 of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. eventual champion Vandewe- her career WTA main draw wins were posted in 2018 ghe) and QF at Dubai (l. eventual champion Errani) (prior to 2018 Indian Wells, had played only three • 2016 ‘s-Hertogenbosch was third tour-level SF of tour-level matches, losing all three) career (also finalist at 2015 Hobart; semifinalist at • Season highlight in 2018 came at Miami where she 2015 Stuttgart) became first qualifier to reach SF (l. Ostapenko), • Enjoyed breakthrough start to 2015, reaching first scoring first Top 10 win over V.Williams en route. WTA singles final at Hobart (as qualifier, l. Watson), Earned USD$327,965 by reaching the last four at followed by R16 run at Australian Open – left Austra- Key Biscayne, more than doubling her career earn- lia with a 14-3 record ings at the time

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CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Posted first tour-level wins during R16 run at Indian • Reached first SF at Premier-level at 2015 Stuttgart (l. Wells (l. Suárez Navarro), where she scored her eventual champion Kerber); posted first Top 5 win of first Top 50 win over No.15 Keys in 2r. Also in 2018, career over No.4 Kvitova in 2r. Did not make cut on made SF at San Jose and QF at Monterrey original entry list but gained admittance due to player • Contested one tour-level main draw during 2017 withdrawals season, at Indian Wells (as WC, l. Puig in 1r). Fell in • Achieved career-high ranking of No.35 on 4 May qualifying five times, at Monterrey, Wimbledon, US 2015 Open, Tokyo [Japan Open] and Tokyo [PPO] • Reached first WTA QF at 2014 Linz; as qualifier, -ad • Closed out 2017 season at WTA 125K Series event vanced when Begu retired in second set of 1r match in Honolulu (l. Vickery in 1r) and received walkover from Ivanovic in 2r • Won two singles titles on ITF Circuit in 2017, at $25k • Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Australian Open ITF/Bethany Beach, DE-USA and $25k ITF/Norman, (as WC) OK-USA, taking total tally to four • Played first tour event at 2005 US Open, falling 1r of • Enjoyed illustrious college career at University of qualifying (as WC) Virginia, claiming two NCAA singles titles in three • Made professional debut at $25k ITF/Allentown, seasons; became only the seventh woman to win PA-USA in 2004; won first of 10 ITF singles titles in two NCAA singles titles 2005; also has six doubles titles on ITF Circuit • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2014 New Haven • Graduated in 2016 as the top-ranked collegiate play- er in the country with a degree in media studies GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marks 22nd main draw ap- GRAND SLAM HISTORY pearance at a Grand Slam • Best previous performance was R16 run at 2015 • Best Grand Slam result is SF run at 2019 Australian Australian Open (l. Keys). Reached 3r at 2015 US Open (d. No.2 Kerber in R16, l. Kvitova) Open (l. Kontaveit) and at 2017 Roland Garros made • Became the fourth American collegiate player to 2r (l. Bacsinszky) reach R16 at a major, joining Lisa Raymond, Jill • Did not contest main draw at a Grand Slam between Craybas and Laura Granville, and the first collegiate 2008 Roland Garros and 2014 US Open, where she major quarterfinalist since Raymond at the 2004 received a wildcard Australian Open • 1r win over at 2015 US Open – at 3 • Gained first Grand Slam main draw acceptance at hours, 20 minutes – set a new record for longest 2018 Roland Garros (l. Wozniacki in 1r) women’s match at the US Open since the introduc- • Also fell 1r at 2018 Wimbledon (l. Mertens) and US tion of the tiebreak in 1970. Record was surpassed Open three times, in 2018 (l. Sabalenka), and also by Konta vs. Muguruza later in same tournament, after entering her home Slam on a wild card in 2014 which took three hours, 23 minutes (l. Halep in 1r) and 2016 (l. Rodina in 1r)

PERSONAL PERSONAL • Works with mother Gaby and former WTA player • 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for tennis and can- Julie Coin didate for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year • Father is Dan, brother is David (also plays tennis) • Introduced to tennis by father aged three • Began playing tennis at age 2 when mother intro- • Relaxes by going to the beach, fishing and running duced her to the sport • Started her own jewelry line during 2018 offseason • Favorite shot is backhand • Main coach is Pat Harrison (ATP’s Ryan Harrison’s • Likes to play volleyball and skim boarding dad), but he only travels occasionally

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LAURA SIEGEMUND (GER #104) vs. EMMA NAVARRO (USA #565)

Head to Head: First meeting

LAURA SIEGEMUND EMMA NAVARRO 104 WTA RANKING 565 110 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 451 04-03-1988 (31) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 18-05-2001 (17) $126,769 YTD PRIZE MONEY $0 $1,963,956 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $6,575 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 4 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 8-4 0-0 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-7 / 57-59 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 20-21 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-2 / 10-20 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 41-25 0-0 / 0-0 0-1 / 1-4 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-0 0-1 / 3-5 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-0 0-2 / 9-9 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-0 0-2 / 12-16 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-0 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

"-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

CHARLESTON Tournament History

LAURA SIEGEMUND 2018 R2 L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #21) 6-3 7-6(8)

2017 SF L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 3-6 6-2 6-1

2016 QF L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 7-5 6-4

2015 R1 L - IRINA-CAMELIA BEGU (ROU #36) 6-2 7-6(5)

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making fifth appearance at Volvo Car Open • Making debut at Charleston • Best result was making SF in 2017 (d. No.10 V.Wil- • Playing 16th professional tournament this week and liams in 2r, l. eventual champion Kasatkina) first (main draw or qualifying) at WTA level • Also made QF - her first at a Premier-level tourna- • Earned wildcard after winning the USTA Girls 18 ment - here in 2016 (l. eventual R-Up Vesnina) National Clay Court Championships last May in • Faces No.565 Navarro in 1r today, bidding for first Charleston tour-level win since beating Azarenka at Australian • Faces No.104 Siegemund in 1r - this highest-ranked Open in January opponent faced in her career (previously No.287 • A loss today would be the worst in terms of ranking Kratzer at 2018 $25k ITF/Pelham-USA, l. 6-3 6-3) since falling to No.634 Stojanovic at $25k Podgori- • In terms of ranking, best career win came over ca-MON in 2014 No.406 Talaba at $25k ITF/Lawrence-USA • One of three teenagers in main draw (also Aiava and SEASON Anisimova)

• Coming off 1r exits at Miami (as qualifier, l. Peter- son), Indian Wells (l. Vondrousova) and Acapulco (l. SEASON Konta) • Part of German Fed Cup team that lost 4-0 to Be- • Has spent entire season on junior circuit larus in the World Group (lost sole rubber player vs. • Coming off title run at ITF Easter Bowl National Sabalenka) Championships in Indian Wells last weekend • Made 2r at Australian Open (d. Azarenka, l. Hsieh) • Made R16 in girls’ singles at Australian Open; was • Began season with 1r exits at Auckland (as qualifier, R-Up in doubles w/Beck l. Wozniacki) and Hobart (l. Yastremska) CAREER MILESTONES CAREER MILESTONES • Posted career-high ranking of No.565 on December • Struggled to return to form following her comeback 31,2018 from injury in 2018; on home soil, reached back-to- • Best career result in singles on ITF Circuit is SF back ITF finals in Germany, winning at $25k ITF/Bad showing at $25k Charleston, SC-USA in 2018 Saulgau-GER and finishing runner-up at $60k ITF/ • Won ITF Circuit doubles title at $15k Charleston, SC- Hechingen-GER USA (w/Beck) • Promising 2017 season derailed by long-term right • Fell 2r on professional debut at $10k Charleston, SC- knee injury, sustained at Nürnberg in May (ret. vs. USA (l. Di Lorenzo) Krejcikova). Despite missing second half of season, • Has reached Top 15 in world junior rankings still posted third Top 100 year-end finish in 2017 (at No.69) • Won first Premier-level title of career on home soil at Stuttgart (d. Mladenovic in F). Scored three wins PERSONAL over Top 10 opponents en route to Stuttgart final, defeating No.9 Kuznetsova, No.3 Ka.Pliskova and • Committed to playing college tennis at Duke No.5 Halep • Coached by Peter Ayers • All three career WTA finals have come on clay, at • Born in New York City Stuttgart in 2016 (R-Up) and 2017 (won) and at Bas- • Favorite surface is clay tad in 2016 (won) • Other 2017 standout result was SF run at Charleston • In 2016, enjoyed tour-level breakthrough. Posted a 14-3 win-loss record between 2016 Wimbledon and US Open, winning maiden singles title at Bastad (d. Siniakova in F) and reaching SF at Bucharest (l. Sevastova) on clay, before advancing to QF at Rio Olympics (l. eventual gold medalist Puig) and 3r at the US Open (l. V.Williams)

LAURA EMMA SIEGEMUND VS NAVARRO

CAREER CONT.

• Also reached first career final as qualifier at 2016 Stuttgart, where she advanced to final as a qualifier (l. Kerber) • Achieved career-high singles ranking on August 29, 2016 at No.27 • Entering 2016, had posted just six tour-level main draw wins in career. Two of those wins were over players ranked outside Top 150 (No.170 Melnikova and No.217 Kostova, both at 2015 Florianopolis). By comparison, had 30 main draw wins in 2016 • 2015 season highlights included reaching first WTA QF on clay at Florianopolis (l. eventual champion Pereira) and second QF at Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. Voegele) • Owns three WTA doubles titles: 2015 ‘s-Hertogen- bosch (w/Muhammad), 2015 Florianopolis (w/Beck) and 2015 Luxembourg (w/Barthel); runner-up at 2015 Marrakech (w/Zanevska) and 2016 Mallorca (w/Friedsam) • Played first pro events of career on ITF Circuit in 2002 • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2003 Leipzig and final- ly main draw debut seven years later at 2010 Bastad • On ITF Circuit, winner of 12 singles titles and 20 doubles titles

GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marks 10th Grand Slam main draw appearance • Grand Slam main draw debut came at 2015 Wimble- don (as qualifier, l. Kuznetsova in 1r) • Has twice appeared in Grand Slam 3r, at 2016 Australian Open (l. Beck) and 2016 US Open (l. V.Williams) • Fallen 1r at Roland Garros in 2016 and 2018, and Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016 • Won 2016 US Open mixed doubles title w/Pavic

PERSONAL

• Began playing tennis at age three • Born in Stuttgart area, but spent parts of childhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ages 4-7) and Jakarta, Indo- nesia (ages 9-10) • Father, Harro is an engineer; mother is Brigitta, sister is Satu and brother is Arlen • Studied at the Fern Uni Hagen in Germany for a BA Science Psychology and hopes to become a psy- chologist later in life • Tennis idol growing up was Stefanie Graf

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[Q] MARTINA TREVISAN (ITA #159) vs. [2] KIKI BERTENS (NED #6)

Head to Head: First meeting

MARTINA TREVISAN KIKI BERTENS 159 WTA RANKING 6 201 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 10 03-11-1993 (25) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 10-12-1991 (27) $32,512 YTD PRIZE MONEY $525,108 $233,075 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $7,047,232 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 1 / 8 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 10 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 1-0 8-2 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-1 / 1-5 14-7 / 168-140 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-0 5-6 / 47-53 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 0-1 5-3 / 38-41 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 1-4 0-0 / 79-35 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 18-9 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 6-9 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 1-0 / 16-20 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 2-3 / 25-39 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 2r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

R1 M. TREVISAN d. N. KICHENOK 6-2,6-1 58 mins R1 BYE -

R2-Q M. TREVISAN d. S. KARATANTCHEVA 6-2,6-3 77 mins

R1-Q M. TREVISAN d. C. MCNALLY 6-3,7-5 101 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

KIKI BERTENS 2018 F W - JULIA GOERGES (GER #13) 6-2 6-1

2017 R16 L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #23) 7-6(5) 6-4

2014 R2 L - SARA ERRANI (ITA #11) 6-3

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making debut at Volvo Car Open this year • Making fourth appearance at Charleston where she • Came through two rounds of qualifying over the is defending champion weekend to reach first career WTA Premier-level • During last year’s title run, saved match point in main draw rain-delayed SF against Keys, before returning to • Beat fellow qualifier N.Kichenok in 1r on Monday to court later that day to beat Goerges in the final register first tour-level main draw win of career; had • Bidding to become first player to defend Charleston previously fallen 1r at Gstaad and Bastad in 2017, title since S.Williams (2012-13) Gstaad and Moscow [River Cup] in 2018 and Acapul- • After 1r bye, takes on No.159 Trevisan in 2r; last loss co in 2019 to a player outside Top 100 came against No.137 • Faces No.6 Bertens in 2r today; highest-ranked Gasparyan at 2018 Linz opponent she has faced in her career prior to today • Entering 2019 Charleston has struck 153 aces (sec- was No.32 Kontaveit at 2017 Gstaad (l. 6-1 6-3) ond-most on tour behind Ka.Pliskova on 183) • In terms of ranking, best career win was over No.68 • Contesting this tournament at a career-high ranking Parmentier at $100k ITF/Biarritz-FRA of No.6. By contrast, was ranked No.27 this time last • Best result by a qualifier at Charleston was Vesnina’s year R-Up finish in 2016 • Is the highest-ranked Dutch woman since Stove in 1977, who reached No.5 in the world SEASON SEASON

• Fell 1r at Acapulco (as LL, l. Maria) • Coming off R16 showings at Indian Wells (l. Muguru- • Won dead doubles rubber w/Errani during Italy’s 3-1 za) and Miami (l. eventual champion Barty) Fed Cup World Group defeat to Switzerland • In Middle East, reached QF at Doha (l. eventual • Contested qualifying at St. Petersburg champion Mertens) and fell 2r at Dubai (after 1r bye, • Opened season on ITF Circuit before falling in final l. Kuzmova - held 1mp in third set tie-break) round of qualifying at Australian Open (led L.Zhu 6-3 • Won eighth career title - and third at Premier level - 5-3) last month at St. Petersburg (d. Vekic in F) • Made 2r exit at Australian Open (l. Pavlyuchenkova) • Enjoyed SF finish in Sydney (l. eventual R-Up Barty). Marked first SF on Australian soil; best previous CAREER MILESTONES results were QF runs at 2016-17 Hobart • Fell in the 2r of Brisbane to start the year (l. Vekic, • Ended 2018 ranked No.195 - her first Top 200 year- having held 2mp at 5-4 in final set) end finish • Season highlights in 2018 were R-Up finishes on ITF Circuit at $60k Brescia-ITA and $25k Santa Margher- CAREER MILESTONES ita Di Pula-ITA. Also fell 1r at WTA tournaments at Gstaad (as qualifier, l. Kuzmova) and Moscow [River • Enjoyed a break-out year in 2018, reaching a ca- Cup] (as qualifier, l. Kozlova) and in qualifying at reer-best four singles finals across the season and Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open breaking into the Top 10 (October 8, 2018) – first • Posted career-high ranking of No.144 on August 21, Dutch woman to be ranked in the Top 10 since Bren- 2017 da Schultz-McCarthy in 1996 • In 2017, qualified for first WTA main draws at Gstaad • Won the WTA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2018 and Bastad, falling 1r on both occasions. Also won • Won three titles in 2018, at Charleston (d. Goerges eighth and most recent ITF Circuit title at $25k War- in F), Cincinnati (d. World No.1 Halep in F) and Seoul saw-POL (d. Tomljanovic in F). Reached one further final, at • Part of Italy Fed Cup team in 2017 and 2019 Premier Mandatory Madrid (l. Kvitova in F) • Made WTA qualifying debut at 2009 Rome • Scored WTA-leading 12 Top 10 wins last season. Pri- • Owns eight singles and two doubles title on ITF or to 2018, only had three Top 10 wins in her career Circuit • Also reached SF on WTA Finals debut (l. Svitolina) • Played first professional tournaments on the ITF • Season highlights in 2017 were titles at Nürnberg Circuit in Italy and Spain in 2008 and Gstaad. Also` posted SF run at 2017 Rome (l. eventual R-Up Halep) and reached QF at Madrid (l. Sevastova) - first QF at Premier Mandatory level • Career-high doubles ranking is No.16 (first reached on April 16, 2018) MARTINA KIKI TREVISAN VS BERTENS

GRAND SLAM HISTORY CAREER CONT.

• Has contested qualifying at all four majors • Finished 2016 ranked No.22 in singles – big jump • Came closest for qualifying for the main draw at 2018 in the rankings from her season-ending ranking of Roland Garros, 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian No.101 in 2015 Open when she fell in the final round of qualifying • Played on Netherlands Olympic team at 2016 Rio • As a junior, reached the semifinals of both, the Ro- Olympics – fell in 1r (l. Errani) land Garros girls’ doubles and the Wimbledon girls’ • Made a clean sweep of titles at 2016 Nürnberg, doubles championships in 2009 claiming the singles and doubles • Won maiden career singles title at 2012 Fès as a qualifier in just her second main draw appearance • Owner of 10 WTA doubles titles, most recently at PERSONAL 2018 Brisbane (w/Schuurs) • Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2011 • Coached by Matteo Catarsi ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. 1r) • Brother Matteo is also a professional tennis player • Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in the Neth- • Favorite surface is hard erlands in 2006; has won seven singles titles and 11 • Started playing tennis aged five doubles titles at this level • Netherlands Fed Cup Team, 2011-2012, 2014-2017 GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian marked 27th main draw Grand Slam appearance • Best result across the Slams came with SF run at 2016 Roland Garros (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams) • With that result in Paris, became the first Dutch woman to reach SF at Roland Garros since Marijke Schaar in 1971 (l. SF), and at any Slam since Betty Stove at 1977 US Open (l. SF) • Enjoyed her best result at Wimbledon in 2018 by reaching her second career Grand Slam QF (l. Goerges). Became first Dutch woman to reach QF at Wimbledon since Krajicek in 2007 • In 2018 reached 3r for first time at both Australian Open (l. eventual champion Wozniacki) and US Open (l. Vondrousova) • Is a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist in doubles, at 2015 Australian Open (w/Larsson, l. Goerges/ Groenefeld) and 2016 Roland Garros (w/Larsson, l. eventual champions Garcia/Mladenovic)

PERSONAL

• Coached by former ATP player Raemon Sluiter; brought former WTA player Elise Tamaela into coach- ing team during off-season • In November 2018, announced engagement to boyfriend Remko de Rijke, who has been involved as part of her team as a physio and fitness coach • Parents are Rob and Doré; sisters are Joyce and Daisy • Started playing at age 6. Tennis idol growing up was Kim Clijsters VOLVO CAR OPEN APRIL 1 – 7, 2019 WOMEN’S TENNIS ASSOCIATION MATCH NOTES

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VOLVO CAR OPEN OPEN - DAY 1 MATCH-UPS

[WC] SABINE LISICKI (GER #299) vs. [13] SOFIA KENIN (USA #36) First meeting Lisicki bidding for her first tour-level victory of the season... Kenin, meanwhile, already has 14 wins at this level to her name this year... Kenin is one of 14 Americans in the draw

[10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. (SWE #88) Ostapenko leads 2-0 Ostapenko won their last meeting, en route to Seoul title in 2017... Larsson fell at first hurdle on three previous visits to Charleston... Ostapenko lost to Kasatkina in 2017 final here

[Q] DESTANEE AIAVA (AUS #205) vs. [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21) First meeting Bencic made SF here as a qualifier in 2014... Aiava contesting eighth main draw event at tour level... Bencic bidding for 18th win of the season

[WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #NR) vs. EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #68) Rodina leads 1-0 Rodina won when the pair met on ITF Circuit in 2010... Rogers has been sidelined for the past year with a knee injury... Rogers made QF on last appearance at Charleston in 2017

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH ROGERS’ RETURN

Sabine Lisicki is bidding for her 14th match win in Shelby Rogers will play her first match since last March Charleston today when she takes on Sofia Kenin. when she faces Evgeniya Rodina today.

Only one player in this year’s draw has won more match- A left knee injury, picked up when facing Caroline Dole- es here than the German: hide at Indian Wells last year, forced the South Carolina native to undergo surgery last the summer. PLAYER WINS LOSSES WIN % “I just missed tennis so much,” Rogers said in an inter- CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 15 4 .789 view with The Post and Courier. “I was going crazy sitting SABINE LISICKI 13 5 .722 inside and laying around, so I had to get on the court just ANDREA PETKOVIC 12 4 .750 to remember what it was like.

MADISON KEYS 11 6 .647 “This was my first real big injury, and it was much harder SARA ERRANI 11 6 .647 than I thought it was going to be. I talked to other players and people who have had been injured, but there’s noth- ing to prepare you for what you go through.” MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[WC] SABINE LISICKI (GER #299) vs. [13] SOFIA KENIN (USA #36)

Head to Head: First meeting

SABINE LISICKI SOFIA KENIN 299 WTA RANKING 36 151 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 17 22-09-1989 (29) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 14-11-1998 (20) $15,985 YTD PRIZE MONEY $247,103 $7,052,130 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,128,578 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 4 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 1 / 1 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 13-5 0-2 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 213-169 14-7 / 34-28 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 58-76 6-5 / 15-12 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 49-42 2-2 / 6-4 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 41-40 0-0 / 0-4 0-0 / 17-17 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 2-2 0-0 / 6-20 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 0-2 0-0 / 13-37 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 2-5 0-1 / 35-59 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 2-3 / 5-12 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

"-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

CHARLESTON Tournament History

SABINE LISICKI SOFIA KENIN 2016 2018 R2 L - (KAZ #61) 7-5 4-6 6-3 R1 L - ASHLEIGH BARTY (AUS #18) 6-3 6-2

2014 2017 R16 L - ANDREA PETKOVIC (GER #40) 6-1 6-0 R1 L - BETHANIE MATTEK-SANDS (USA #122) 6-4 6-4

2013 R2 L - (USA #99) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5

2012 QF L - SERENA WILLIAMS (USA #10) 4-1

2011 R16 L - (IND #90) 6-4 6-4 2009 F W - CAROLINE WOZNIACKI (DEN #12) 6-2 6-4

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making seventh appearance at Volvo Car Open, • Making third main draw appearance at Charleston where she is a former champion having lifted the title • Fell 1r in 2017 (as qualifier, l. WC Mattek-Sands) and on debut in 2009 2018 (l. Barty) • During 2009 run, upset No.5 V.Williams in R16 be- • Enters 2019 Charleston with 14-7 main draw win-loss fore beating No.12 Wozniacki in F record this season; by contrast did not reach 14 wins • Also made QF in 2012 (ret. vs. eventual champion until September (Quebec City) in 2018 S.Williams w/left ankle injury) • Faces wildcard and No.299 Lisicki in 1r; last loss to a • One of three wildcards in this year’s draw (also player outside Top 250 was against No.629 Kley- Navarro and Rogers); best result by a wildcard here banova at $60k ITF/Templeton-USA in 2017 were SF showings from Harkleroad in 2003 and • Contesting 2019 Charleston ranked No.36 (ca- Dementieva in 2009 reer-high is No.33, set March 4, 2019). This time last • Faces No.36 Kenin today in second tour-level match year was No.85 of the season (other was 6-3 6-4 loss to Muguruza • One of 14 Americans to begin this year’s draw at Hua Hin); most recent win at this level was over Zvonareva at 2018 Guangzhou SEASON SEASON • Posted 2r showings at Indian Wells (l. Svitolina) and Miami (after 1r bye, l. Andreescu) • Fell in qualifying at Dubai • Finished R-Up at Acapulco (l. Wang in F); now owns • Made 1r exit at Hua Hin (l. Muguruza) 1-1 career record in WTA singles finals • Began season by falling in opening round of qualify- • Posted R16 showing at Dubai (l. Kuzmova) ing at Australian Open (l. Wallace) • Part of US team that lost to Australia in Fed Cup World Group first round (l. only singles rubber to Barty) CAREER MILESTONES • Made 2r at Australian Open (l. Halep after leading 4-2 in final set) • Ended 2018 season at No.229 (up from No.268 in • Lifted maiden career title at Hobart (d. Schmiedlova 2017) in F) without dropping a set; rose to then career-high • Highlight of 2018 campaign was SF run at Taipei City No.37 in rankings following the tournament (January (l. Kozlova). Also made 2r at Budapest and Guang- 14, 2019) zhou • Opened 2019 season with 2r exit at Auckland (l. Kuz- • Shoulder injury delayed start of 2017 season in mova); won maiden WTA doubles title w/Bouchard which she only played only six tournaments, with best results QFs at Mallorca and Washington DC CAREER MILESTONES • In 2015 made SF at Indian Wells (l. Jankovic), where she had never previously won a match in five prior • Broke into the Top 100 on March 19, 2018 and Top visits – marked first time she’d won three consecutive 50 on October 8, 2018 matches since title run at Hong Kong in September • Advanced to first WTA level SF in 2018 at Mallorca 2014 as a qualifier, also reaching this stage later in the • Followed up with QF run at 2015 Miami (d. No.6 Iva- season at Québec City novic en route, l. eventual champion S.Williams) • Represented the USA in the Fed Cup final vs. the • Also made R16 at Us Open in 2015 (l. Halep) Czech Republic in November 2018 • During 2r match at 2015 Birmingham served a then- • Opened 2018 with first tour-level QF at Auckland WTA record 27 aces vs. Bencic; since bettered by • Compiled 47-28 record (all levels) in 2017, finishing Kr.Pliskova’s 31 aces at 2016 Australian Open during at a career-high No.113. Campaign highlighted by 3r loss to Puig run at US Open, 2r at Québec City (l. Safarova) and • Holds record for fastest-recorded serve in WTA histo- one ITF Circuit title ry (131mph) in 1r at 2014 Stanford (l. Ivanovic) • On ITF Circuit owns four singles and two doubles • Won fourth career WTA singles title at 2014 Hong titles Kong (d. Ka.Pliskova in F). Won first title at Pre- • Played first matches on ITF Circuit in March 2013 mier-level Charleston in 2009 and is 4-5 in singles • Climbed as high as No.2 in the ITF Junior Rankings finals overall • Represented the US at the 2014 Youth and competed at the 2016 ITF Junior Mas- ters, both held in SABINE SOFIA LISICKI VS KENIN

CAREER CONT. GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• Broke Top 20 after winning title at 2011 Dallas and • 2019 Australian Open marked eighth Grand Slam Top 15 after 2011 Bali, having been outside Top 200 main draw appearance earlier in year • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2015 US • In doubles has reached one Grand Slam final, at Open as a wildcard – received for being crowned 2011 Wimbledon (w/Stosur). Owns four doubles USTA Girls’ 18s national champion. Fell 1r to Duque titles, most recently 2015 Brisbane (w/Hingis) Mariño • Retired vs. Craybas w/left ankle injury at 2010 Indian • Reached 3r at 2017 US Open as a wildcard (l. Wells and was subsequently off tour for five months, Sharapova), in what was only fourth tour-level main ending season at No.179 on the rankings and falling draw outing. Repeated feat in 2018 (l. Ka.Pliskova) as low as No.218 in March 2011 • Made 2r at 2018 Wimbledon on main draw debut (l. • Made WTA main draw debut at 2006 Berlin as WC Diatchenko). Made 2r at 2019 Australian Open (l. (1r) Halep) • Other major appearances were 1r losses to eventual R-Up Ka.Pliskova at 2016 US Open and Goerges at 2018 Australian Open GRAND SLAM HISTORY • As a junior, reached the singles final at the 2015 US Open (l. Galfi), the semifinals at the 2016 US Open • Best Grand Slam result is reaching 2013 Wimbledon and the quarterfinals at 2016 Wimbledon final (l. Bartoli). Was first German to advance to a Grand Slam final since Graf at 1999 Wimbledon. Defeated World No.1 S.Williams en route (R16), ending the American’s 34-match winning streak, and PERSONAL defeated No.4 A.Radwanska in SF • Born in Moscow, moved to New York as a baby be- • Other notable results at All England Club are reach- fore family settled in Flordia ing SF in 2011 (l. Sharapova), and QF three times, in • Resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida, where she was 2009 (l. Safina), 2012 (d. world No.1 Sharapova en home-schooled route, l. Kerber) and 2014 (l. Halep) • Known as ‘Sonya’ • Has made R16 at Australian Open (2012) and US • Coached by father Alexander Kenin with support Lo- Open (2011 and 2015) , and 3r at Roland Garros renzo Cava; trains at at ProWorld Academy in Delray (2013 and 2015) Beach, Florida • Most recent major appearance was 1r exit at 20017 • Best tennis memory is playing idol Maria Sharapova US Open (l. Zhang) on Arthur Ashe (US Open 2017) • If not a tennis player would be a fashion designer • Dream doubles partners would be Serena Williams PERSONAL and Grigor Dimitrov • Good friends with CiCi Bellis and Katie Swan • As a teenager, trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis • Likes rap music, especially Drake Academy in Bradenton, Florida, • Treat food is Froyo - cookies and cream with Her- • Parents emigrated to West Germany from in shey’s on top 1979; her father is Dr. Richard Lisicki and mother is Elisabeth, • Introduced to tennis at age seven by father

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[10] JELENA OSTAPENKO (LAT #31) vs. JOHANNA LARSSON (SWE #88)

Head to Head: JELENA OSTAPENKO leads 2-0

2017 SEOUL HARD O R1 JELENA OSTAPENKO 7-6(6) 6-1 83 mins 2016 AUCKLAND HARD O R1 JELENA OSTAPENKO 6-1 7-5 72 mins

JELENA OSTAPENKO JOHANNA LARSSON 31 WTA RANKING 88 86 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 159 08-06-1997 (21) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 17-08-1988 (30) $215,947 YTD PRIZE MONEY $167,763 $7,750,431 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $3,665,267 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 3 0 / 13 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 5-1 0-3 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-8 / 96-79 1-7 / 152-177 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 3-2 / 35-27 0-0 / 51-42 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 27-14 1-3 / 45-43 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 21-12 0-0 / 69-57 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 9-12 0-1 / 10-18 0-0 / 5-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 0-8 0-1 / 8-12 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-1 / 2-19 0-2 / 12-22 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-2 / 8-37 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

"-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration

CHARLESTON Tournament History

JELENA OSTAPENKO JOHANNA LARSSON 2017 2018 F L - DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #42) 6-3 6-1 R1 L - (USA #142) 5-7 6-0 6-4

2017 R1 L - NAOMI OSAKA (JPN #49) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2

2014 R1 L - LUCIE SAFAROVA (CZE #26) 6-2 6-3

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• Making her second appearance at Volvo Car Open, • Making fourth appearance at Charleston where she was R-Up on her only previous appear- • Fell 1r in 2014 (l. Safarova), 2017 (l. Osaka) and ance in 2017 2018 (l. qualifier Dolehide) • Was unseeded during 2017 run here, upsetting • Bidding to snap four-match losing streak this season No.12 Wozniacki in QF, No.23 Lucic-Baroni in SF when she takes on Ostapenko in 1r today before falling to Kasatkina in F • Most recent Top 50 win came over No.31 Cornet at • Match against Kasatkina in 2017 was first final be- 2018 US Open tween two teenagers on tour since 2009 • Only Swedish woman in Charleston draw; currently • One of eight former finalists entered this week in Swedish No.2 behind No.61 Peterson Charleston – also Lisicki (2009 -champion), Wozni- acki (2009 - R-Up, 2011 - champion), Petkovic (2014 - champion), Keys (2015 - R-Up), Stephens (2016 - champion), Bertens (2018 - champion) and Goerges SEASON (2018 - R-Up) • Faces Larsson in 1r today; beat the Swede en route • Coming off 1r exits at Indian Wells (l. Kanepi) and to Seoul title in 2017 Miami (l. Townsend) • Currently ranked No.31 entering Doha, as opposed • Also fell 1r at Budapest (l. Kozlova) to No.5 this time last year • On Fed Cup duty, posted 2-2 record in singles as fell to Russia in the promotional play-off at the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Zielona Gora, Poland SEASON • Opened season by falling 1r at Auckland and Hobart before reaching 2r at Australian Open (l. Wozniacki) • During ‘Sunshine Double’ made 3r at Indian Wells • Was R-Up w/Flipkens in doubles at Hobart (l. Chan/ (l. Vondrousova) and 2r at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Chan); career record in doubles finals now stands at Vondrousova) 13-9 • Fell 2r at Doha (l. Svitolina) and 1r at Dubai (l. Brady) • Won both rubbers during Latvia’s 4-0 Fed Cup World Group II win over Slovakia last weekend CAREER MILESTONES • Posted first win of season during 2r showing at St. Petersburg (d. Mladenovic, l. Pavlyuchenkova) • Ended 2018 ranked No.76 for ninth consecutive Top • Made 1r exits at first three tournaments of the sea- 100 finish, posting a 17-18 record across the year son Shenzhen (l. Niculescu), Sydney (l. Barty) and • Highlight of season was winning second career title Australian Open (l. Sakkari) at Nürnberg (d. Riske in F). Career record in singles finals now stands at 2-3 • Her qualifying wins at 2018 Mallorca (l. Garcia in 1r) ended an eight-match losing streak on grass stretch- CAREER MILESTONES ing back to qualifying at 2014 Eastbourne • Won 13th career doubles title in 2018 at Linz, and • Ended 2018 season at No.22, with season highlight- was two-time doubles R-Up at Budapest and Nürn- ed by R-Up finish at Miami (l. Stephens). Record in berg (all w/Flipkens) singles finals now stands at 2-4 • Ended 2016 season at No.50 – highest year-end • Saw off No.9 Kvitova and No.4 Svitolina during Mi- finish. Season highlights included reaching first SF ami run to register multiple Top 10 wins in the same at WTA Premier-level at New Haven (qualified and tournament for the first time in her career defeated two Top 20 players en route, l. Svitolina) • Elsewhere in 2018, made SF at Wimbledon (l. Ker- • Also made semifinal runs at 2016 Hobart (l. even- ber) and reached four further QFs tual champion Cornet) and at Bastad (as defending • Won both singles rubbers (d. Makarova and Pavly- champion, l. Siniakova) uchenkova in straight sets) to help Latvia beat Rus- • In addition, reached QFs at Acapulco (l. eventual sia 3-2. Latvia will play in 2019 Fed Cup World Group finalist Cibulkova), Rabat (l. eventual champion Bac- II for the first time sinszky), Gstaad (l. Bacsinszky), Seoul (l. eventual • Enjoyed career-best season in 2017, finishing the champion Arruabarrena) and Luxembourg (l. eventu- year in the Top 10 for the first time in her career (at al finalist Kvitova) No.7); was No.44 at end of 2016 (first Top 50 finish) • Rose to career-high ranking following US Open 3r and No.79 at end of 2015 (first Top 100 finish) run – No.45 (September 19, 2016) JELENA JOHANNA OSTAPENKO VS LARSSON

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Won first tour-level title and maiden Grand Slam • Winner of two WTA singles titles, at International-lev- trophy at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), where el Bastad in 2015 (d. Barthel in F) and 2018 Nürn- she became the lowest-ranked (No.47), and first berg (d. Riske in F) unseeded, player to lift the trophy in the Open Era • Also a three-time singles runner-up, at 2010 Portoroz • Clinched second tour-level title at Seoul in Septem- (l. Chakvetadze), 2011 Bastad (l. Hercog) and 2013 ber (d. Haddad Maia in F) as top seed Bastad (l. S.Williams) • Seoul title, and subsequent SF runs at Wuhan and • Made Top 100 debut on June 14, 2010 and cracked Beijing, helped earn her first-ever qualification at Top 50 on July 11, 2011 at No.46 WTA Finals, where she went 1-2 in the group stage – • Owns eight Top 20 wins: No.6 (2011 Miami), d. Ka.Pliskova; l. V.Williams and Muguruza No.11 Bartoli (2012 Cincinnati), No.18 Goerges • Advanced to third career singles final at 2017 (2012 Auckland), No.13 Pennetta (2014 Roland Gar- Charleston in April, falling to then fellow 19-year-old ros), No.11 Safarova (2015 Miami), No.20 Petkovic Kasatkina; was the first all-teenage final on tour since (2015 Linz) and most recently No.16 Bacsinszky and 2009 Linz (Wickmayer d. Kvitova) No.8 Vinci (2016 New Haven) • Upset Muguruza in QF at 2017 Beijing to register first • On ITF Circuit, winner of 13 singles titles and 16 win over a reigning World No.1 doubles titles • Following run to 3r at 2017 US Open (l. Kasatkina), • Played first WTA qualifying at 2004 Stockholm, and made her Top 10 debut at No.10 on September 11, main draw debut at same tournament in 2006 (both 2017 as wildcard) • In doubles, won first and second career titles in • Swedish Fed Cup Team, 2005-2015, 2017, 2019, 2017, at St. Petersburg (w/Rosolska) and Stuttgart Swedish Olympic Team, 2016 (w/Atawo) • 2016 season highlight and breakthrough result was reaching final at Premier 5 Doha (l. Suárez Navarro) • Reached first WTA final of career at 2015 Québec GRAND SLAM HISTORY City (l. Beck) • Ended 2015 at No.79 for first Top 100 finish (up from • This year’s Australian Open was 34th main draw No.308 in 2014). Having leapt 229 spots, was sec- appearance at a Grand Slam, having made debut at ond-highest year-end rankings jump, after Kasatkina 2010 Roland Garros (l. Amanmuradova in 2r) who went from No.370 to No.72 (298 spots) • Reached 3r on three occasions, at 2014 Roland Gar- • Began playing ITF Circuit events in 2012 ros (l. Bouchard), 2014 US Open (l. Jankovic) and 2016 US Open (l. S.Williams) • Made 2r at 2015-16, and now 2019, at Australian Open GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Has fallen 1r on every main draw outing at Wim- bledon, losing opener every consecutive year from • Champion at 2017 Roland Garros (d. Halep in F), be- 2011-18 coming first woman to win her first tour-level title at a • In doubles, best results are QF showings at 2015 Grand Slam since Barbara Jordan at 1979 Australian Australian Open and 2016 Roland Garros (both w/ Open (d. Walsh in F) Bertens) • Is one of seven players born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title (also Kvitova at 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon, Muguruza at 2016 Roland Garros and 2017 Wimbledon, Stephens at 2017 US Open, PERSONAL Wozniacki at 2018 Australian Open, Halep at 2018 Roland Garros and Osaka at 2018 US Open and • Coached by Erik Ullsten 2019 Australian Open) • Started playing tennis at age 5 • Improved upon her 2017 result by reaching the SF • Loves watching all sports (live or on TV); skiing is of Wimbledon in 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber) favorite becoming the first woman representing Latvia to reach SF at Wimbledon • Best result to date at Australian Open and US Open is reaching 3r in 2017 and 2018 • Fell in 1r at all four majors in 2016, however, reached mixed doubles SF at 2016 Wimbledon (w/Marach, l. eventual champions Kontinen/Watson JELENA JOHANNA OSTAPENKO VS LARSSON

PERSONAL

• Works with Glen Schaap (as of June 2018) and her mother, Jelena Jakovleva • Father is Jevgenijs, half-brother is Maksim Ostapen- ko (graduated from art academy in Los Angeles and lives there) • Previously worked with David Taylor from December 2017 until 2018 Roland Garros • Tennis idols are Serena Williams and Ernests Gulbis – watched Gulbis’ QF match at Roland Garros from his box in 2014 • Took ballroom dancing classes for seven years

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[Q] DESTANEE AIAVA (AUS #205) vs. [9] BELINDA BENCIC (SUI #21)

Head to Head: First meeting

DESTANEE AIAVA BELINDA BENCIC 205 WTA RANKING 21 108 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 6 10-05-2000 (18) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 10-03-1997 (22) $85,093 YTD PRIZE MONEY $1,068,297 $315,079 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $4,801,430 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 2 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 0-0 5-3 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 1-2 / 2-7 17-4 / 116-91 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 1-1 8-1 / 44-25 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 1-2 4-1 / 29-23 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 0-0 0-0 / 9-14 0-0 / 0-0 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 2-2 / 12-9 0-1 / 0-2 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 4-0 / 11-6 0-1 / 0-3 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 6-2 / 19-16 0-2 / 0-4 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 6-2 / 24-33 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

CHARLESTON Tournament Performance - 2019 "-Q" Qualifying match

Rnd Result Duration Rnd Result Duration R2-Q D. AIAVA d. T. MARTINCOVA 6-3,6-1 66 mins

R1-Q D. AIAVA d. A. SPEARS 6-2,1-6,6-3 389 mins

CHARLESTON Tournament History

BELINDA BENCIC 2016 R2 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #85) 6-1 6-1

2015 R2 L - DANKA KOVINIC (MNE #121) 4-6 6-3 6-2

2014 SF L - JANA CEPELOVA (SVK #78) 6-4 5-7 7-6(7)

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• Making first appearance at Volvo Car Open • Making fourth appearance at Charleston • Won five of the last six games to edge past Spears • Best showing was SF showing as a qualifier in 2014 in opening round of qualifying, before securing main (d. Kirilenko, Svitolina and Errani en route, l. Cepelo- draw berth with straight-set win over Martincova va) • This was the third time in her career she has won • Lost opening match on last visit in 2016 (after 1r bye through qualifying (also Brisbane in 2017 and 2019) as No.2 seed, l. eventual R-Up Vesnina) • Best result by a qualifier at Charleston was Vesnina’s • Plays No.205 Aiava in 1r today; last loss to a player R-Up finish in 2016 outside Top 200 came against No.296 S.Peng at • At 18 years of age is one of three teenagers in the 2018 WTA 125K Series event at Houston draw (also Anisimova and Navarro) • Bidding for 18th tour-level win this season. Last year, • Faces No.21 Bencic in 1r today; best career win posted 13 tour-level wins all season came over No.43 Mladenovic at 2019 Brisbane • Contesting week of 2019 Charleston ranked No.21; by contrast, this time last year sat at No.70 SEASON SEASON • Since Australian Open has competed exclusively on ITF Circuit, with best result a QF run at $25k ITF/ • Made 2r exit at Miami (after 1r bye, l. Putintseva) Mildura-AUS • Also made SF at Indian Wells (d. No.1 Osaka, No.5 • Fell 2r at Australian Open (l. Keys) Ka.Pliskova, l. Kerber) • Opened 2019 season with 2r exit at Brisbane, (as • Loss to Kerber ended 12-match winning streak - the qualifier, upset No.43 Mladenovic - the first Top 50 longest on tour in 2019 - having won two Fed Cup win of her career - before falling to Osaka in 2r). Pre- singles rubbers (d. Errani, Giorgi), six wins en route vious best win came over No.87 Witthoeft in qualify- to the Dubai title, four matches at Indian Wells ing for 2017 Brisbane • Victory over Osaka at Indian Wells improved her • Contested qualifying at Sydney qualifying win-loss record against players ranked No.1 to 2-1. Aged 18 she defeated S.Williams at 2015 Toronto to become youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a completed match since 2004 WTA Finals (Sharapo- CAREER MILESTONES va). Only loss to a World No.1 came against S.Wil- • Ended 2018 outside Top 200 after posting 25-18 liams at 2014 Madrid record. Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. Halep) and Bris- • Lifted third singles title of career at 2019 Dubai (d. bane (l. Tomljanovic) and won third career title on ITF Kvitova in F), her first since 2015 Toronto Circuit, at $25k/Osaka-JPN • Defeated four Top 10 opponents en route to title, • Made Fed Cup debut in 4-1 World Group play-off win including No.3 Halep and No.4 Kvitova over Netherlands, winning doubles rubber with Gavri- • Inspired Switzerland to 3-1 World Group II win over lova. Described debut as ‘best moment of career’ Italy in Biel (d. Giorgi and Errani) • Posted 32 wins in 2017 (mainly on ITF Circuit), and • Fell in qualifying at St. Petersburg finished year at No.150, an improvement of more • Made SF at Hobart (l. R-Up Schmiedlova) and than 200 places from the previous year reached 3r at Australian Open (l. Kvitova) • Achieved career-high ranking of No.147 on Septem- • Opened 2019 season at Hopman Cup, partnering ber 11, 2017 Roger Federer to help Switzerland retain the trophy • Made WTA main draw debut at Brisbane as a qualifier, losing to Kuznetsova in 2r. Win over Mat- tek-Sands in 1r at Brisbane saw her become the first CAREER MILESTONES player born in the 2000s to win a WTA main draw match • Finished 2018 ranked No.37 - fourth Top 100 finish • Posted then career-best win over No.87 Witthoeft in • Was R-Up at 2018 Luxembourg (as qualifier, l. Go- qualifying at Brisbane – the first time she had faced a erges) player ranked inside the Top 100 • Underwent left wrist surgery in the Spring 2017, • Also played main draws at Australian Open (as WC, missing five months – ranking fell outside Top 300 l. Barthel in 1r) and Québec City (l. Broady in 1r) and • Closed out 2017 season by winning 28 of 31 match- fell in qualifying at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and es and four titles, two on the ITF Circuit and two WTA US Open 125K Series events at Hua Hin, Thailand and Taipei. By the end of the year she was back in the Top 75 DESTANEE BELINDA AIAVA VS BENCIC

CAREER CONT. CAREER CONT.

• Won her first two ITF titles of career at $25k ITF/ • Best wins of career came over No.1s S.Williams in -AUS and $25k ITF/Mornington-AUS. Also semifinals at 2015 Toronto and Osaka in R16 at 2019 finished runner-up at $60k ITF/-AUS Indian Wells. At 18 years of age in Toronto became • Contested qualifying at two tour-level events prior to youngest player to defeat S.Williams in a completed 2017 Brisbane, as 2016 Hobart and 2016 Australian match since 2004 WTA Finals, when 17-year-old Open, falling at first hurdle both times Sharapova d. Serena in F (Serena also lost at 2007 • On ITF Circuit, reached first two singles finals in Charleston to then 17-year-old Chan Yung-Jan via 2016, at $25k ITF/Canberra-AUS (l. Hozumi) and first set retirement at 5-3) $25k ITF/Tweed Heads-AUS (l. Cabrera) • Struggled with injury in 2016 – advanced to sixth ca- • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Tasma- reer singles final at St Petersburg in February (as top nia in January 2015 seed for first time in career, l. Vinci) but after Charles- ton (April) was sidelined for more than two months – missed most of clay season, including Roland Garros • Run to St. Petersburg final saw her break into Top GRAND SLAM HISTORY 10 (at No.9) for the first time in her career; became 116th player to break into the Top 10 since comput- • 2019 Australian Open marked third Grand Slam main erized rankings were introduced in 1975. In the last draw appearance 20 years, 11 players have made their Top 10 debut • Made Grand Slam main draw debut at 2017 Austra- before their 19th birthday lian Open (as WC, l. Barthel in 1r). Awarded wildcard • Reached a career-high ranking of No.7 (February 22, after winning the 2016 U18 Australian Champion- 2016) ships. She became the first player, male or female, • Appeared in four finals in 2015, winning first two born in 2000 or later to participate in the main draw career titles at Premier-level Eastbourne (d. A.Rad- of a Grand Slam tournament wanska in F) and Toronto (d. Halep in F via ret.). • Also fell 1r at 2018 Australian Open (l. Halep) and in Owns 2-5 record in finals, finishing runner-up at 2014 qualifying at Roland Garros (2017-18), Wimbledon Tianjin, 2015 ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 2015 Tokyo [PPO], (2017) and US Open (2017-18) and Australian Open 2016 St Petersburg and 2018 Luxembourg (2016) • At 2015 Eastbourne, aged 18 years, 109 days, became second-youngest player to win a WTA Pre- mier-level final. Caroline Wozniacki won 2008 New PERSONAL Haven aged 18 years, 43 days • With 2015 Toronto triumph, became first teenager • Born in Melbourne but moved to Sydney in 2018 to win an event at Premier 5 level or higher since where she trains at the Olympic Park Tennis Centre Azarenka at 2009 Miami • Started playing tennis aged five after watching Sere- • Won second WTA doubles title of career in 2015 at na Williams at Australian Open on television. Dream Washington, DC (w/Mladenovic), the first coming doubles partner is Juan Martín del Potro earlier in the year at Prague (w/Siniakova) • Coached by Nicole Kriz from • Voted 2014 WTA Newcomer of the Year after rising • Both parents are Samoan. Father, Mark owns a gym 179 spots in the rankings to finish season at No.33 in Melbourne and is a mixed martial arts coach, who • Played first WTA qualifying event at Luxembourg in helps her with her fitness (boxing, cardio), mother, October 2011, and first WTA main draw 12 months Rosie, used to coach her. Younger brother Toriq is 13 later at same event as WC (l. V.Williams, 1r); only 15 • Likes to be called Des years, 7 months at the time • Current favorite TV show is Riverdale, guilty pleasure is ice cream GRAND SLAM HISTORY

• 2019 Australian Open marked 18th main draw Grand Slam appearance • Achieved best Grand Slam singles result when she advanced to QF at 2014 US Open; defeated two Top 10 players en route (No.7 Kerber in 3r, No.10 Jankovic in R16). At 17 years of age, was youngest player through to last eight at Flushing Meadows since 1997 when Hingis won the title DESTANEE BELINDA AIAVA VS BENCIC

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• Best result at Australian Open was in 2016, advanc- ing to R16 (l. Sharapova); at Wimbledon is R16 in 2015 (l. Azarenka) and 2018 (l. eventual champion Kerber), while best result at Roland Garros is 2r in 2015 and 2018

PERSONAL

• Recently split from coach Vlado Platenik; has worked extensively with Melanie Molitor and Martina Hingis, as well as her father, Ivan, in the past • Also holds Slovak citizenship through her parents MATCH NOTES CHARLESTON - USA, SC | Apr 01 - Apr 07, 2019 | $823,000 | PREMIER

[WC] SHELBY ROGERS (USA #NR) vs. EVGENIYA RODINA (RUS #68)

Head to Head: EVGENIYA RODINA leads 1-0

2010 DOTHAN CLAY O R1 EVGENIYA RODINA 4-6 6-3 6-2

SHELBY ROGERS EVGENIYA RODINA 0 WTA RANKING 68 0 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 69 13-10-1992 (26) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 04-02-1989 (30) $0 YTD PRIZE MONEY $117,926 $2,047,640 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $2,175,856 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 CHARLESTON W-L (MD) * 4-5 4-6 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 54-65 2-7 / 67-99 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 19-26 2-2 / 22-23 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 20-17 2-0 / 24-13 YTD / CAREER CLAY W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 23-19 0-0 / 10-25 0-0 / 5-3 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-1 / 3-6 0-0 / 1-6 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-6 0-0 / 2-8 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-9 0-0 / 10-19 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-17 * Updated entering 2019 Charleston 1r

"-Q" Qualifying match

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CHARLESTON Tournament History "-Q" Qualifying match

SHELBY ROGERS EVGENIYA RODINA 2017 2017 QF L - MIRJANA LUCIC-BARONI (CRO #23) 6-7(7) 6-1 6-1 R1 L - (UKR #92) 6-4 7-5

2016 2016 R1 L - LARA ARRUABARRENA (ESP #80) 6-4 3-6 6-4 R1 L - YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA (KAZ #70) 6-1 6-1

2015 2015 R2 L - SARA SORRIBES TORMO (ESP #195) 7-5 6-1 R2 L - ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER #16) 3-6 6-3 6-4 2014 2011 R1 L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #32) 7-5 7-5 R2 L - DANIELA HANTUCHOVA (SVK #33) 6-0 6-1 2013 2010 R1-Q L - GRACE MIN (USA #187) 7-6(4) 6-2 R16 L - JELENA JANKOVIC (SRB #7) 6-3 6-1 2012 2009 R2-Q L - PAULA ORMAECHEA (ARG #120) 7-5 6-3 R1 L - ELENA VESNINA (RUS #57) 6-0 6-2 2011 R1 L - JILL CRAYBAS (USA #110) 3-6 6-2 6-0

2010 R1-Q L - CHRISTINA MCHALE (USA #192) 6-4 3-6 6-1

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CHARLESTON CHARLESTON

• Making sixth main draw appearance at Volvo Car • Making seventh appearance in main draw at Open (ninth overall) Charleston • Best result was QF run in 2017 (d. No.11 Keys, Osa- • Best previous result was R16 showing in 2010 (l. ka, l. Lucic-Baroni) Jankovic) • Only other main draw win came during 2r showing in • Lost opening match on three occasions, including 2015 (d. Soler-Espinosa, l. Sorribes Tormo) on past two visits in 2016 (l. Shvedova) and 2017 (l. • This year faces No.68 Rodina in 1r - her first match Bondarenko) on tour since losing to Dolehide at 2018 Indian Wells • Bidding for her third win of the year when faces • Injured left knee during match against Dolehide at Rogers in 1r today. Also looking to end five-match 2018 Indian Wells, leading to surgery last summer losing streak (most recent win was over Tomova at • One of three wildcards in this year’s draw (also Lisic- Budapest) ki and Navarro); best result by a wildcard here were • Plays here ranked at a career-high No.68 (first SF showings from Harkleroad in 2003 and Dementi- achieved January 7, 2019). This time last year was eva in 2009 ranked No.113 • One of 14 Americans in this year’s main draw - the • One of four Russian players in the main draw (also same number to have lined-up at the start of the Khromacheva, Kudermetova and Vikhlyantseva) 2018 tournament • One of three mothers in the singles starting field at • Born in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and currently 2019 Charleston, along with Maria and Minella lives in Charleston. Was a ball girl at the tournament when she was younger SEASON

CAREER MILESTONES • Coming off 1r exit at Miami (l. Stosur) • Fell 1r at Indian Wells (l. Puig) and WTA 125K Series • Fell 1r in only two tournaments played in 2018 at at Guadalajara (l. Blinkova) Australian Open and Indian Wells - injured left knee • Lost opening singles match to Gibbs at WTA 125K in loss to Dolehide at Indian Wells Series event at Indian Wells (following a 1r bye) but • In 2017, posted third Top 100 season and best year- lifted the trophy in the doubles event with Kr.Pliskova end finish of No.59 (d. Townsend/Wickmayer in F) • Year highlighted by reaching QFs at Charleston, Ho- • Reached 2r at Budapest (l. Begu) bart and Strasbourg. Achieved career-high ranking of • Fell in 1r at Hobart (l. Schmiedlova), Australian Open No.48 on January 30, 2017 (l. Vondrousova) and Hua Hin (l. Begu) • Played all three ties for USA team which won first • Lost to Riske in 2r in first tournament of the year at Fed Cup in 17 years, winning decisive doubles rub- Shenzhen` ber (w/Vandeweghe) in final against Belarus • At 2017 US Open matched her previous best result at her home Slam by advancing to 3r (l. Svitolina). In 2r, d. No.25 seed Gavrilova 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-6(5), in a CAREER MILESTONES match that took 3 hours, 33 minutes, setting a record for the longest women’s match in US Open history • Ended 2018 ranked No.88. Best result came at • Defeat of No.20-ranked Gavrilova in New York Wimbledon where she reached the R16 as a qualifier marked 10th Top 20 win of career – now 10-18 life- (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams). Upset No.11 Keys in 3r time vs. Top 20 opponents. Registered best career to register first Top 20 win of career (now owns 1-17 win to date came over No.4 Halep in 1r at 2017 record) Australian Open • Finished 2017 at No.83 – the best year-end ranking • Posted second Top 100 season in 2016, at No.60 – of career up from No.146 in 2015; had dropped from No.72 at • Highlight was reaching SF at Guangzhou (l. eventual end of 2014 champion S.Zhang) and QF at ‘s-Hertogenbosch • Appeared in two WTA singles finals, at 2016 Rio de (l. Konjuh). Also made 2r at Indian Wells (as LL, l. Janeiro (l. Schiavone) and at 2014 Bad Gastein (d. Garcia), Biel (l. Kontaveit), US Open (l. Svitolina) and No.16 Suárez Navarro and No.14 Errani en route, Luxembourg (l. Witthoeft) l.Petkovic) • Ended 2016 on a ranking of No.104, down from • One-time doubles runner-up, at 2015 Bogotá (w/ No.84 in 2015 (at the time the best season finish of Falconi) career to date)

SHELBY EVGENIYA ROGERS VS RODINA

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• Participated in 2014 WTA Finals Rising Stars Invi- • 2016 season highlight was QF run at ‘s-Hertogen- tational in Singapore (along with Diyas, Puig and bosch in June (l. eventual champion Vandeweghe), Zheng) which also marked first main draw wins of 2016. • Made Top 100 for first time on August 11, 2014 Closed out 2016 with strong showings at WTA 125k • Won first WTA level match at 2013 Strasbourg (d. events, winning title in Taipei (d. Chang in F) and Domachowska) reaching SF in Honolulu (l. Zhang). In doubles, • Winner of four singles titles and two doubles titles on reached first tour-level final at Bastad (w/Beck, l. ITF Circuit, where she made professional debut in Arruabarrena/ Knoll in F) United States in 2009, at age 16 • Highlights on 2015 season included SF run at Tash- kent (l. Vekic) and QF at Pattaya City (l. Tomljanovic) and Baku (l. Gasparyan) GRAND SLAM HISTORY • Ended 2015 season with SF showing at WTA 125K event in Taipei • 2018 Australian Open marked 17th Grand Slam main • Career-best ranking is No.68 (January 7, 2019) draw appearance • Has won 13 ITF singles titles and six ITF doubles • Achieved best Grand Slam result to date when she titles advanced to QF at 2016 Roland Garros (d. seeds • Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2004 Ka.Pliskova, Kvitova and Begu en route; l. eventual and made WTA main draw debut at 2005 Tashkent, champion Muguruza); backed up this year by ad- advancing to QF vancing to 3r (l. Mladenovic, 8-6 in third set) • Became ninth player ranked outside of the Top 100 (No.108) to advance to the last eight in Paris since GRAND SLAM HISTORY 1983 (Pironkova, No.102, became the 10th at the same tournament); ranking rose from No.108 to • Contested 23rd Grand Slam main draw at 2019 No.59 following 2016 Roland Garros run Australian Open • Also reached 3r at US Open in 2015 and 2017, and • Best result came at 2018 Wimbledon, where she Wimbledon in 2017. At the Australian Open best came through qualifying to reach R16 (l. eventual result is reaching 2r in 2017 R-Up S.Williams) • Made Grand Slam and tour-level main draw debut as • Prior to 2018 Wimbledon, run to 3r at 2008 Wimble- a wildcard at 2010 US Open – thereafter, did not con- don was best Grand Slam showing test main draw at a major until 2013 Roland Garros • Has reached 2r at both Australian Open (2011) and US Open (2015-17), but yet to pass 1r at Roland Garros on four main draw outings PERSONAL • Made major debut at 2008 Roland Garros, losing 1r to Sharapova 1r 6-1 3-6 8-6. Has fallen in 1r on three • Tennis idol growing up was Steffi Graf other main draw outings in Paris • Followed older sister Sabra into tennis • Currently completing an English degree by corre- spondence at Indiana University East • Coached by Marc Lucero PERSONAL

• Coach and husband is Denis Shteyngart • They have a daughter, Anna, born in November 2012 (Evgeniya returned to tour in August 2013) • Mother’s name is Oxana (national U16 girls’ tennis coach); brother’s name is Sascha. Introduced to tennis at age 7 by mother